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know about the hazard presented by lateral thermal spread. Depending on a
device's energy output, heat from the electrosurgery tip can travel through, and
potentially burn, adjacent tissue while the targeted vessels are cut and sealed.
Surgeons should be conservative with the energy settings that they use to
better control output. They should use lower settings when practical, and the
nurse or tech who plugs in and sets up the device can give a verbal confirma-
tion of the settings before passing the handpiece to the surgeon.
3. Is smoke evacuated?
The smoke that results from cutting and coagulation carries toxic gases, some
carcinogenic, and may be contaminated with infectious bacteria and viral DNA.
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Are You Inhaling Surgical Smoke?
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Solution
Surgical Smoke Pencils
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Hill, D.S. et. Al., Surgical Smoke - A health hazard in the operating theatre. A study to quantify exposure and a survey of smoke extractor systems in UK plastic surgery units.
Protecting the ones that care for us!
Problem
One day = 27- 30 cigarettes!
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