Electrosurgical devices, lasers cited as most common igniters of operating room fires
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
San Diego, CA -- While operating room fires can occur in a variety of clinical settings, it is the use of lasers and electrosurgical devices that are most likely to cause them. Those are the findings in new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.