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Operating room fires continue to occur despite publications and media attention. Two typical cases of fires during surgery and how they could have been prevented are provided. The fire triad is reviewed, and recommendations for avoiding operating room fires and advisories for what to do if a fire does occur are provided.
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American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires. Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires. Anesthesiology. 2008;108:786–801.
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Larson, C.P., Jaffe, R.A. (2017). An Incendiary Issue: Avoiding Operating Room Fires. In: Practical Anesthetic Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42866-6_16
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