Open AccessElectrocautery, Diathermy, and Surgical Energy Devices
Author(s) -
Kimberley Zakka,
Simon Erridge,
Swathikan Chidambaram,
Jasmine Winter Beatty,
Michael Kynoch,
James Kinross,
Sanjay Purkayastha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004112
Subject(s) - medicine , aerosolization , diathermy , transmission (telecommunications) , intensive care medicine , surgery , medical emergency , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , inhalation , anesthesia , telecommunications
The aim of the study was to provide a rapid synthesis of available data to identify the risk posed by utilizing surgical energy devices intraoperatively due to the generation of surgical smoke, an aerosol. Secondarily it aims to summarize methods to minimize potential risk to operating room staff.