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Case Reports
. 1979 Sep;105(9):561-2.
doi: 10.1001/archotol.1979.00790210059013.

Endotracheal tube ignition during laser surgery of the larynx

G E Burgess 3rd, F E LeJeune Jr
Case Reports

Endotracheal tube ignition during laser surgery of the larynx

G E Burgess 3rd et al. Arch Otolaryngol. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

The ignition of an endotracheal tube was caused by laser penetration of an unprotected portion of the tube during resection of laryngeal papillomas. We discuss the factors that contributed to the ignition, the hazards that were encountered, and the methods of prevention that were used.

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