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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 3/2015

01-12-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Surgical Smoke—Concern for Both Doctors and Patients

Authors: Sidra Jamal, Maroof Hassan, Marium Farooqi, Sajid Ali

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 3/2015

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Excerpt

Electrocautery devices, lasers, and ultrasonic scalpels are being increasingly used in operating theaters worldwide and have become a “sine qua non” in modern surgery. Their use despite being widespread is not harmless. These devices produce gaseous by-products usually referred to as “surgical smoke” or plumes which are inhaled by the staff in the operating theater. It is estimated that 90 % of all endoscopic and surgical procedures produce plume and that 350,000 health-care workers are exposed to this in a yearly basis [1]. …
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Al Sahaf OS, Vega-Carrascal I, Cunningham FO, McGrath JP, Bloomfield FJ (2007) Chemical composition of smoke produced by high-frequency electrosurgery. Ir J Med Sci 176(3):229–232CrossRefPubMed
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Metadata
Title
Surgical Smoke—Concern for Both Doctors and Patients
Authors
Sidra Jamal
Maroof Hassan
Marium Farooqi
Sajid Ali
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1195-2

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