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 …

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 …

The staff in hospitals is the high-risk group affected by indoor air pollution for operational
reasons. However, there is a lack of relevant information and research on surgical smoke in …

Background Surgical smoke is a well-recognized hazard in the operating room. At the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical societies quickly published guidelines …

Objective: The aim of the study was to provide a rapid synthesis of available data to identify
the risk posed by utilizing surgical energy devices intraoperatively due to the generation of …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) have gained increasing prominence in recent decades.
Bioaerosols are an important factor causing such intraoperative infections. Their distribution …

Surgical smoke is a byproduct of aerosols containing several components produced by
energy equipment. The characteristics of surgical smoke components produced by different …

SARS-CoV-2 is a highly transmissible virus that spreads mainly via person-to-person
contact through respiratory droplets, or through contact with contaminated objects or …

The air exchange rate (AER), defined as the number of times the air is fully replaced per
hour in an indoor space, is an important parameter affecting indoor air quality (IAQ). Hospital …

Background Surgical smoke refers to the plume produced by usage of energy-generating
surgical equipment on tissues. This review aimed to assess the potential of this smoke to be …