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Fires in the Operating Room
Case Synopsis
A 35-year-old man is brought to the operating room for an emergent awake tracheostomy after a gunshot wound to the face with facial and neck expanding hematomas. Chlorhexidine gluconate was used as antiseptic for the procedure, and the patient was draped with surgical towels while receiving 100% oxygen for preoxygenation.
Acknowledgment
The author wishes to thank Dr. Paul E. Kazanjian and Dr. Anthony R. Doyle for their contributions to the previous edition of this chapter.
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