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1. cautery smoke evacuation

   kpitufa18 replied to kpitufa18's topic in Operating Room

   Hello fellow operating room nurses! Does your facility use smoke evacuation machines to evacuate the cautery smoke? Our hospital is going towards that direction, but I would like to accelerate that process. I just need some more support for how to ...

2. cautery smoke evacuation

   kpitufa18 replied to kpitufa18's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks Rose_Queen. According to the AORN, "burning 1 gram of tissue releases the same level of mutagenic toxins as smoking 3-6 cigarettes." (AORN 2013) 3 cigarettes for laser plume, 6 cigarettes for cautery plume.

3. cautery smoke evacuation

   kpitufa18 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hello fellow operating room nurses! Does your facility use smoke evacuation machines to evacuate the cautery smoke? Our hospital is going towards that direction, but I would like to accelerate that process. I just need some more support for how to ...