Devices that contain a fan and a water source in close proximity should not be allowed in the operating room.
You know the Mycobacterium chimaera story if you read this blog. Shockingly, this single species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria is not the only organism that can be aerosolized by heater-cooler devices.
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