ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2020
Analysis of electrocautery smoke released from the tissues frequently cut in orthopedic surgeries.
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Abstract
backgroundElectrosurgical smoke could be different by the device of cutting or the type of tissue that is being cut.
aimTo analyze the electrocautery smoke released from the tissues that are frequently cut in orthopedic surgeries.
methodsThe released smoke from electrocautery of five different tissue types (meniscus, ligament, adipose, muscle, and synovium) of five patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were collected and analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and 27 candidate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (
resultsNone of the 27 evaluated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons compounds were detectable in electrocautery smoke collected from the surgical cutting of the different tissues. The number and identity of detected VOCs were similar between the patients but not between tissue types. The number of detected VOCs was the highest in synovial tissue (
conclusionMeniscus and muscle tissue are associated with the highest number of toxic and/or carcinogenic VOCs. Therefore, we recommend that surgeons avoiding the electrocautery of these tissues.
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