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• Olympus Broncoscope Recall Issued After Fire Injuries

  December 20, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  An Olympus bronchofiberscope and bronchovideoscope recall affects 18,000 units which could catch on fire during surgical procedures, putting patients at risk.

• FDA Issues Recommendations To Address Surgical Fire Risks

  May 30, 2018

  Russell Maas

  The FDA has issued new recommendations to reduce the risk of surgical fires.

• Surgical Fire Prevention Initiative to be Taken Over by Joint Commission

  June 12, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is handing off its surgical fire prevention program to the non-governmental Joint Commission.

• Malpractice Lawsuit Over Surgical Fire Results in $18M Damage Award

  December 13, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A jury has awarded $18 million in damages following a medical malpractice lawsuit over a surgical fire that severely damaged a woman's airway.

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ads May Be Misleading, Dangerous: FDA

  August 23, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  Misleading ads for hyperbaric chamber oxygen treatments could put patients at risk for little if any benefits, the FDA warns.

• Synthes Hemostatic Bone Putty Recall Issued Due to Surgical Fire Risk

  August 22, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A putty used to stop bones from bleeding may burst into flames, causing a surgical fire, federal health officials warn. 

• Surgical Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Burns During Heart Surgery

  June 21, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida hospital faces a medical malpractice lawsuit over a surgical fire that caused a man to suffer second-degree burns...

• Surgery Fire During Routine Operation Results in Malpractice Lawsuit

  June 22, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Texas family has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital, doctor and anesthesiologist for a surgical fire during...

• Surgical Fire Lawsuit Filed Against Nebraska Hospital

  October 21, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A surgical fire lawsuit was filed earlier this month agaist a Nebraska hospital by a Swedish woman who says she...

• Surgery Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Operating Room Mishap

  April 6, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against an Oklahoma doctor after an operating room fire left a breast cancer...