Electrocautery-Ignited Surgical Field Fire Caused by a High Oxygen Level during Tracheostomy |
Kim, Myung-Su
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jang-Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Lee, Dong-Hyup (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Lee, Young Uk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Jung, Tae-Eun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) |
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