Specialties Operating Room
Published Aug 10, 2010
slickvic5400
2 Posts
I need some hard evidence showing the harmful effects of surgical plume in the OR. Our visiting surgeons are happy to use smoke evacuator cautery, but our local docs WILL NOT use it unless we come up with some 'hard-evidence' as to it's negative effects. So far myself and several colleagues have been on the hunt for something useful, but haven't come up with anything incriminating, or recent! So frustrating because our OR gets so full of smoke sometimes it seeps into the halls and to the recovery room! (it's a small facility). Please help.
Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN
6 Articles; 11,723 Posts
http://www.aorn.org/docs/assets/F4701E33-1871-EBA3-882469F41FDE1158/June%2007%20Connections.pdf (look on page 16)
Also, if you have access to the AORN journal, in December 2007, you will find this article: Risks Associated with Exposure to Surgical Smoke Plume: A Review of the Literature. Even if you aren't a member, you can probably pay for it.
Also, try using electrocautery smoke when you search- I found more results that way.
canesdukegirl, BSN, RN
1 Article; 2,543 Posts
It is a MUST when doing condyloma removal! EWWW!
mrsilly
48 Posts
Safety and Health Topics: Laser/Electrosurgery Plume
Risks associated with exposure to surgical smoke plume: a review of the literature | AORN Journal | Find Articles at BNET
The hazards of surgical smoke: 3.0 ce | AORN Journal | Find Articles at BNET
http://www.medicalvision.ch/cmseditor/my_documents/my_files/lasermed/Reducing_the_Danger_of_Surgical_Smoke_-_Joint_Commission.pdf
http://www.buffalofilter.com/PDF/PlasticReconstructiveSurg1.pdf
Safety and Health Topics: Laser/Electrosurgery PlumeRisks associated with exposure to surgical smoke plume: a review of the literature | AORN Journal | Find Articles at BNETThe hazards of surgical smoke: 3.0 ce | AORN Journal | Find Articles at BNEThttp://www.medicalvision.ch/cmseditor/my_documents/my_files/lasermed/Reducing_the_Danger_of_Surgical_Smoke_-_Joint_Commission.pdfhttp://www.buffalofilter.com/PDF/PlasticReconstructiveSurg1.pdf
This is why my little sister has her MSN! Way to go with the research, baby girl!
Thanks so much everyone for your links. I'll check them out!
RobtheORNurse
126 Posts
I know this is an old post, but if you still need information on surgical smoke, This is what I do. I am an educator for a smoke evacuation company and former OR nurse for 23 years