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Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

VIII.d

Thermal (burns, frostbite), chemical or caustic injury on the face, mouth, tongue, pharynx or upper airway

Publications

Shah SL, Barie PS, Bronstein ME, Chang PH, Gibson CJ, Houng AP, Kelly AE, Lee C, Lodescar RJ, Mahadev S, Shou J, Smith KE, Villegas CV, Winchell RJ, Narayan M

Burns and Fatal Acute Lung Injury Ignited by a Smartphone Charger during Non-Invasive Ventilation for COVID-19.

Surgical infections. 2021;22(10):1097-1098

Carlos WG, Baker MS, McPherson KA, Bosslet GT, Sood R, Torke AM

Smoking-Related Home Oxygen Burn Injuries: Continued Cause for Alarm.

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 2016;91(2):151-5

Tanash HA, Huss F, Ekström M

The risk of burn injury during long-term oxygen therapy: a 17-year longitudinal national study in Sweden.

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2015;10:2479-84

Smith LP, Roy S

Operating room fires in otolaryngology: risk factors and prevention.

American journal of otolaryngology. 2011;32(2):109-14