ReviewToxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2024
Surgical smoke and its components, effects, and mitigation: a contemporary review.
Review in Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Development of a closed‑circuit transurethral resection system for effective capture of harmful surgical smoke.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of operating room occupational health cluster: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- A Randomized Single-Center Proof of Principle Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of a Hydrogel Laser Treatment Patch in Laser Hair Removal.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2026Trial
- AI-based smoke removal in robotic urooncologic surgery: a clinical pilot study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Occupational human papillomavirus exposure risks for laryngeal surgeons and phoniatricians: A joint European Laryngological Society (ELS) and Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP) Delphi clinical consensus statement.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Performance evaluation of electrosurgical pencils: insights into surgical smoke mitigation and thermal damage reduction.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Surgical smoke exposure in minimally-invasiveJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
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- Methods used for smoke evacuation in laparoendoscopic surgery: a technical review.Surgery today · 2025Review
- The Impact of Electrocautery Smoke on Surgical Staff and the Efficacy of Normal Surgical Masks Versus N95 Masks.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
Energy-based surgical instruments produce surgical smoke, which contains harmful byproducts, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and viable microorganisms. The research setting has shifted from the laboratory to the operating room. However, significant heterogeneity in the methods of detection and placement of samplers, diversity in the tissue operated on, and types of surgeries tested has resulted in variability in detected levels and composition of surgical smoke. State regulation limiting surgical smoke exposure through local evacuators is expanding but has yet to reach the national regulatory level. However, most studies have not shown levels above standard established limits but relatively short bursts of high concentrations of these harmful by-products. This review highlights the limitations of the current research and unsupported conclusions while also suggesting further areas of interest that need more focus to improve Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines.
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