Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires.

American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires; Robert A. Caplan; Steven J. Barker; Richard T. Connis; Charles Cowles; Albert L. de Richemond; Jan Ehrenwerth; David G. Nickinovich; Donna Pritchard; David W. Roberson; Gerald L. Wolf

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Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires.

July 16, 2018

Fires AS of ATF on OR, Caplan RA, Barker SJ, et al. Anesthesiology. 2008;108(5):786-801; quiz 971-2.

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This report reviews potential fire sources, provides guidelines to prevent and reduce harm from operating room fires, and describes fire response protocols.

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