Procedure performed: excision of right posterior neck soft tissue mass.Cautery was then used to assist with this portion of the dissection.During the dissection, there was noted to be a spark and an orange glow was noted.Rapid removal of the drapes and facemask revealed a surgical fire involving the face mask.There was no evidence of any obvious facial or airway burn.He expressed no ongoing pain or difficulty breathing.His oxygen saturations remained stable.An approximately one centimeter sized blister was noted on the patient's right posterior shoulder.Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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