Surgical smoke is the gaseous by-product formed during surgical procedures. Most
surgeons, operating theatre staff and administrators are unaware of its potential health risks …

Although surgical smoke contains potentially hazardous substances, such as cellular
material, blood fragments, microorganisms, toxic gases and vapors, many operating rooms …

Surgical smoke is produced when tissues are dissected or cauterised by heat generating
devices. Perioperative personnel and patients are routinely exposed to this smoke, and the …

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

SURGICAL SMOKE is a part of the environment during operative and invasive procedures.
As lasers and electrosurgery have become commonplace, perioperative practitioners are at …

Surgical smoke is produced when a hot surgical device is used to cut, coagulate, vaporize,
or ablate tissue. Surgical smoke can cause burning, watery eyes; nausea; respiratory …

Surgical smoke is generated when tissue vaporizes from the use of various energy‐
generating devices (eg, electrosurgery units, lasers). Surgical smoke contains toxic gases …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Smoke generated from electrocautery dissection contains irritating and/or
carcinogenic components. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a …

Background Surgical smoke production is inevitable during surgical procedures. Although
many workplaces have adopted smoke-free environments, healthcare workers, especially …