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Surgical smoke evacuation.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)
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AORN Journal
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Cosmescu, Ioan; Ulmer, Brenda C.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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I feel it is extremely important for all surgical team members to be aware of the hazards of surgical smoke and the ways to eliminate smoke. The article "The hazards of surgical smoke" (1) (Vol 87, April 2008) provides valuable information about surgical smoke for perioperative nurses, who must be diligent in the evacuation of all plume.
Although the article provides vital information, it has a misleading statement about the effectiveness of portable smoke evacuation systems. The statement in question reads:
An effective portable smoke evacuation
system should be able to pull 30
cuff to 50 cuff per minute to be able
to capture surgical smoke (1(p728)
...
 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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