Electrocautery smoke exposure and efficacy of smoke evacuation systems in minimally invasive and open surgery: a prospective randomized study

Autor: Kocher, Gregor J, Koss, Abigail R, Groessl, Michael, Schefold, Joerg C, Luedi, Markus M, Quapp, Christopher, Dorn, Patrick, Lutz, Jon, Cappellin, Luca, Hutterli, Manuel, Lopez-Hilfiker, Felipe D, Al-Hurani, Mohammad, Sesia, Sergio B

Publikováno v: Kocher, Gregor J; Koss, Abigail R; Groessl, Michael; Schefold, Joerg C; Luedi, Markus M; Quapp, Christopher; Dorn, Patrick; Lutz, Jon; Cappellin, Luca; Hutterli, Manuel; Lopez-Hilfiker, Felipe D; Al-Hurani, Mohammad; Sesia, Sergio B (2022). Electrocautery smoke exposure and efficacy of smoke evacuation systems in minimally invasive and open surgery: a prospective randomized study. Scientific reports, 12(1), p. 4941. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-022-08970-y

Worldwide, health care professionals working in operating rooms (ORs) are exposed to electrocautery smoke on a daily basis. Aims of this study were to determine composition and concentrations of electrocautery smoke in the OR using mass spectrometry.

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08970-y