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respiratory

Surgery

Man with COPD catches fire during heart surgery

11 Jun 2019

An Australian man’s chest has caught fire during emergency heart surgery after a dry surgical pack ignited in a high oxygen environment, researchers report. The 60 year old man with a history of COPD was undergoing surgery for a tear in the inner wall of the aorta when doctors had to suddenly increase the flow ...

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