ArticleScientific reports2021
A study to quantify surgical plume and survey the efficiency of different local exhaust ventilations.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Performance evaluation of electrosurgical pencils: insights into surgical smoke mitigation and thermal damage reduction.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Clearing the Smoke: The Evidence behind Risk of Electrocautery Smoke and Mitigation Strategies.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The Impact of Electrocautery Smoke on Surgical Staff and the Efficacy of Normal Surgical Masks Versus N95 Masks.Cureus · 2024Review
- Investigating surgical smoke in otolaryngology operating rooms.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to compare the concentration of surgical smoke produced by different tissues and electric diathermy modes and to measure the effectiveness of various local exhaust ventilations. We compared the surgical plume concentration from different tissues and settings with a porcine tissue model. We also compared the efficiency of three local exhaust ventilations: (1) a desktop unit (Medtronic Rapid Vac), (2) a central evacuation system with ENT suction, and (3) a central evacuation system with a urethral catheter (PAHSCO Urethral Catheter). In the cutting setting, the skin tissue had a higher concentration of total suspended particulates (TPS), which were 1990 ± 2000 (mean ± SD, μg/m
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