RT Book, Section
A1 Wise, Eric
A1 Beaman, Shawn T.
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102568202
T1 Iatrogenic Burns
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102568202
RD 2024/04/25
AB Iatrogenic  burns  in  the  operating  room  (OR)  are  relatively  rare  events,  but  the  consequences  can  be  dramatic  and  devastating.  Nearly  all  are  preventable.  Although  the  use  of  modern  nonflammable  inhalation  anesthetic  gases  has  lowered  the  severity  of  fire  occurrence,  many  anesthesiologists  today  are  less  aware  of  how  to  properly  prevent  and  manage  OR  fires.  Any  fire  that  occurs  on/in  the  proximity  of  patients  undergoing  surgery  is  considered  an  OR  fire.  Surgical  fires  occur  directly  on/in  a  patient,  while  airway  fires  specifically  occur  in  the  patient’s  airway.  Sources  of  iatrogenic  burns  are  primarily  thermal  in  nature  and  include  warming  devices,  OR  lights,  high-powered  light  cables,  electrocautery  devices,  lasers,  heated  probes,  and  hot  retractors.