Surgical smoke and its components, effects, and mitigation: a contemporary review

EH Benaim, I Jaspers - Toxicological Sciences, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Energy-based surgical instruments produce surgical smoke, which contains harmful
byproducts, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical smoke: a matter of hygiene, toxicology, and occupational health

N Kahramansoy - GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The use of devices for tissue dissection and hemostasis during surgery is almost
unavoidable. Electrically powered devices such as electrocautery, ultrasonic and laser units …

[HTML][HTML] A study to quantify surgical plume and survey the efficiency of different local exhaust ventilations

PC Cheng, MH Wen, WL Hsu, PW Cheng, LJ Liao - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study aimed to compare the concentration of surgical smoke produced by different
tissues and electric diathermy modes and to measure the effectiveness of various local …

[HTML][HTML] Patient with gastric cancer who underwent distal gastrectomy after treatment of COVID-19 infection diagnosed by preoperative PCR screening

A Kimura, N Morinaga, W Wada, K Ogata… - Surgical Case …, 2022 - Springer
Background Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, preoperative
screenings for COVID-19 infection are often performed in many institutions. Some patients …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in the Levels of Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) and Formaldehyde in Cigarette Smoke and Electrocautery Produced Smoke in …

R Zainuraditya, IWS Dusak, IK Suyasa… - European Journal of …, 2022 - ejmed.org.ejece.org
Methods: This study used a Crossectional Observational research design with a control
group, namely cigarette smoke, and a cauter smoke treatment group. Samples in the form of …

[PDF][PDF] Is the Plume of the Surgery on the Covid 19 Patient in the Pandemic Era (world fight) Definitely Safe? What Must to Do?!!!!

A Zomorrodi - Urology Journal, 2021 - journals.sbmu.ac.ir
With becoming the coronavirus pandemic in Iran and the world it is important for surgeons
care of all the corona patients if he or she must be operated surgically. As it is a rule that the …

Awareness of surgical smoke risks and assessment of safety practices during the Covid-19 pandemic.

HE Yilmaz, M Yilmaz, VA Tangirala… - … Medical Journal of …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The article presents the discussion on cases of pneumonia of unknown aetiology occurred
in the Wuhan city of China in December 2019. Topics include operating theatres being at …

[PDF][PDF] Is the plume of the surgery on the Covid 19 patient in the pandemic era (world fight) definitely safe?

A Zomorrodi - urologyjournal.org
With becoming the coronavirus pandemic in Iran and the world it is important for surgeons
care of all the corona patients if he or she must be operated surgically. As it is a rule that the …

[HTML][HTML] GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

A Kramer, D Pittet, M Exner, C Wendt - egms.de
The consensus-based guideline “hand antisepsis and hand hygiene” for Germany has the
following sections: Prevention of nosocomial infections by hygienic hand antisepsis …