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Results of a Survey on Current Surgical Smoke Control Practices
Author(s) -
Edwards Ben E.,
Reiman Robert E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.001
Subject(s) - medicine , smoke , diathermy , medical emergency , environmental health , surgery , engineering , waste management
RESEARCHERS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY Medical Center, Durham, NC, conducted a simple, web‐based survey of AORN members to evaluate surgical smoke control practices. SURVEY RESPONDENTS from various medical specialties and facilities throughout North America indicated their facilities' level of compliance with established surgical smoke control measures. SURVEY RESULTS INDICATE that many facilities have not implemented best practices for protecting patients and health care workers from surgical smoke hazards, especially smoke created during electrosurgical, electrocautery, and diathermy procedures. AORN J 87 (April 2008) 739‐749. © AORN, Inc, 2008.