Article: Smoke plume evacuation in the OR. (operating room)

Article: Subjective reports + reliable data = regulation of surgical ...
AORN Journal;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Headquarters for the first surgical smoke plume conference. Why, then, are perioperative ... filled ORs? DEVELOPMENTS IN SURGICAL SMOKE PLUME EVALUATION The National Institute for ... that lists the components of surgical smoke plume, its noxious effects, and the pros ...

Article: Electrosurgical smoke plume: Is it harmful to ...
British Journal of Perioperative Nursing;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... several staff regarding electrosurgical smoke plume, Angharad Hughes and Jonathan Hughes ... some evidence that particles present in smoke plume are potentially harmful to health ... providing equipment to extract all surgical smoke plume is high and managers will need to weigh ...

Article: Risks associated with exposure to surgical smoke ...
AORN Journal;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... as 1988 regarding the production of smoke plume (2) have led to numerous studies to ... associated with exposure to surgical smoke plume. Many perioperative personnel have ... controlling the hazardous effects of surgical smoke plume. The National Institute for Occupational ...

Article: Avoiding smoke plume inhalation
The Journal of Perioperative Practice;  June 1, 2006 ;     426 words ... ... devices, within the abdomen, generates smoke plume which may contain aerosolised bacterial ... chemical component. Generally, when smoke plume is produced a little pneumoperitoneum ... theatre personnel to the contents of the smoke plume. As part of their commitment to expand ...

Article: Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; ...
AORN Journal;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Suction versus standard clearance of smoke plume British Journal of Surgery November 2003 The use of an electrosurgical ... smoke byproduct from the thermal destruction of tissue. This smoke plume is an occupational hazard for perioperative personnel because ...

A policeman watches smoke plume from near a house on May ...
Getty Images;  May 29, 2008 ;     249 words ...LUIGI BERTELLO Getty Images 05-29-2008 A policeman watches smoke plume from near a house on May 29, ... Full Size JPG (1310 KB) A policeman watches smoke plume from near a house on May 29, 2008 amidst the aftermath of a landslide ...

Article: New York Inventors Develop Surgical Smoke Plume ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 21, 2007 ;     483 words ... ... both of Oceanside, N.Y., have developed a surgical smoke plume evacuation system. According to the U.S. Patent & ... to provide safe and efficient filtration and evacuation of smoke plume generated by laser-surgical, electrosurgical, radiosurgical ...