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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e49-e51
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CASE STUDIES

Endotracheal Tube Ignition During the Intratracheal Laser Treatment

Teruya Komatsu, MD, Reiko Kaji, MD1, Shun Okazaki, MD2, Ikuko Miyawaki, MD2, Kyousuke Ishihara, MD1, Yutaka Takahashi, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine
2 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

For reprint information contact: Teruya Komatsu, MD, Tel: 81 783 024 321, Fax: 81 783 027 537, Email: tokushucross{at}hotmail.com, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 4-6 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuoku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 650-0046, Japan.

We experienced the combustion of the endotracheal tube during a bronchoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate laser resection of an intratracheal metastatic tumor. Some preventive precautions have been reported, however, none of them are absolutely perfect. We report the rare occurrence of tracheal tube ignition, preventive measures and treatment strategies for the resultant airway burn.






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