Safe management of surgical smoke in the age of COVID-19

NG Mowbray, J Ansell, J Horwood… - Journal of British …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a plethora of guidance and
opinion from surgical societies. A controversial area concerns the safety of surgically created …

Awareness of surgical smoke hazards and enhancement of surgical smoke prevention among the gynecologists

Y Liu, Y Song, X Hu, L Yan, X Zhu - Journal of Cancer, 2019‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Surgical smoke is the gaseous by-product produced by heat generating devices in various
surgical operations including laser conization and loop electrosurgical procedures that often …

Surgical smoke exposure in operating room personnel: a review

IV Limchantra, Y Fong, KA Melstrom - JAMA surgery, 2019‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Smoke generated during surgical procedures has long been thought to be
hazardous to hospital personnel; however, the degree of danger has yet to be determined …

Health risks associated with exposure to surgical smoke for surgeons and operation room personnel

K Okoshi, K Kobayashi, K Kinoshita, Y Tomizawa… - Surgery today, 2015‏ - Springer
Although surgical smoke contains potentially hazardous substances, such as cellular
material, blood fragments, microorganisms, toxic gases and vapors, many operating rooms …

The hazards of surgical smoke

BC Ulmer - AORN journal, 2008‏ - Elsevier
SURGICAL SMOKE is a part of the environment during operative and invasive procedures.
As lasers and electrosurgery have become commonplace, perioperative practitioners are at …

Current evidence for minimally invasive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic and risk mitigation strategies: a narrative review

SA Chadi, K Guidolin, A Caycedo-Marulanda… - Annals of …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Objective: Our objective was to review the literature surrounding the risks of viral
transmission during laparoscopic surgery and propose mitigation measures to address …

Prospective comparison of four laparoscopic vessel ligation devices

GR Lamberton, RS Hsi, DH **, TU Lindler… - Journal of …, 2008‏ - liebertpub.com
Purpose: The merits of laparoscopic sealing devices have been poorly characterized. The
purpose of this study was to compare two bipolar sealing devices [LigaSure V (LS) and …

[HTML][HTML] Air change per hour and inlet area: Effects on ultrafine particle concentration and thermal comfort in an operating room

AC D'Alicandro, A Mauro - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in an Operating
Room (OR) has two main functions: evacuate contaminants to guarantee an elevated Indoor …

Effects of operating room layout and ventilation system on ultrafine particle transport and deposition

AC D'Alicandro, A Mauro - Atmospheric Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The main role of Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in Operating Rooms
(ORs) is to ensure the desired thermo-hygrometric conditions and indoor air quality …

Surgical smoke

JKM Fan, FSY Chan, KM Chu - Asian journal of surgery, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Surgical smoke is the gaseous by-product formed during surgical procedures. Most
surgeons, operating theatre staff and administrators are unaware of its potential health risks …