Control of Smoke from Laser/Electric Surgical Procedures

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• Personal Author:
  Moss, C. Eugene
• Description:
  During surgical procedures using a laser or electrosurgical unit, the thermal destruction of tissue creates a smoke byproduct. Research studies have confirmed that this smoke plume can contain toxic gases and vapors such as benzene, hydrogen cyanide, and formaldehyde, bioaerosols, dead and live cellular material (including blood fragments), and viruses. At high concentrations the smoke causes ocular and upper respiratory tract irritation in health care personnel, and creates visual problems for the surgeon. The smoke has unpleasant ordors and has been shown to have mutagenic potential. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Occupational Health Operating Rooms Particulate Matter Safety Smoke Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Airborne-particles Biohazards Combustion-products Control-technology Exhaust-systems Exhaust-ventilation Health-care-personnel Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Nurses Operating-rooms Smoke-control Smoke-inhalation Surgeons Ventilation-equipment Ventilation-systems Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  71
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025783
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1999 Feb; 14(2):71
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Hydrogen cyanide (CAS RN 74-90-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:740d7cc6d7fc0c699b4c5f9cda6cabb9209275b0dde5315fe0be7dc80287d90ca04568d4676117b221f76eceda518e2f399437467f18bf282ffbd9198ce2942c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197009/cdc_197009_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 246.73 KB ]