Surgical smoke and the anesthesia provider

Swerdlow, Barry

doi:10.1007/s00540-020-02775-x

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“…Although studies demonstrating the negative effects of surgical smoke are limited, prolonged exposure to surgical smoke is reported to cause acute and chronic diseases [22,24,29]. Alveolar congestion, interstitial pneumonia, emphysematous changes are seen as a result of the accumulation of particles in pulmonary tissue by inhalation of surgical smoke [30]. International organizations have revealed that smoke exposure is associated with heart diseases and bronchospastic lung diseases, and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, especially in postmenopausal women [31,32].…”

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confidence: 99%

Protection Status of Healthcare Professionals Working in the Operating Room from Surgical Smoke

İkbal¹,

Yasemin²,

Ahmet³

et al. 2022

Int J Surg Res Pract

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Background: Despite knowledge of the dangerous components of surgical smoke and evidence-based practices to control surgical smoke, healthcare professionals continue to be exposed to surgical smoke. It is critical to determine the possible damages of surgical smoke during the operation and to minimize these damages. Aim:The study was aimed to determine the surgical smoke protection status of health professionals working in the operating room. Material and methods:The population of the study comprised of health professionals (N = 206) working in the operating rooms of three hospitals in Istanbul. The sample who had a minimum of 6 months of work in the operating room between August 2016 and April 2017 and were willing to participate in the study. The number of samples constituted 67.8% (n = 139) of the population. Before starting the study, written approvals were obtained from the ethical board and institutions where the study was performed. The data were collected using the "Data Collection Form" developed by the researchers. Descriptive tests such as frequency, mean, and standard deviation were used in the analysis of the data, and Chi-square analysis was performed for comparison tables.Results: It was determined that 82.7% of the sample group did not receive training on surgical smoke, the most commonly used method of protection was surgical mask (61.6%), and the first three symptoms they frequently experienced after surgery were fatigue (72.8%), headache (64.7%) and eye burning (43.4%), respectively. Conclusions:Research findings showed that healthcare professionals working in the operating room experienced surgical smoke-related problems, but did not use effective methods to avoid the effects of surgical smoke.

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Protection Status of Healthcare Professionals Working in the Operating Room from Surgical Smoke

İkbal¹,

Yasemin²,

Ahmet³

et al. 2022

Int J Surg Res Pract

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“…Surgeons, nurses, and other professionals also report the risk associated with surgical smoke, suggesting the need for a smoke evacuation device (SED) as a risk-management initiative (Katoch & Mysore, 2019;Liu et al, 2019). Still, SED use is relatively rare in most operations, and this condition reflects surgeons' reluctance to adopt these devices, which may be due to lack of education on the subject (Swerdlow, 2020).…”

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Operating room nurses' perceptions of the impact of surgical smoke and its countermeasures: A mixed‐methods study

Moon

Park

Chang

2021

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Although surgical team members are exposed to surgical smoke, most do not fully recognize the hazards of such exposure during surgery. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of surgical smoke and its countermeasures in the operating room, specifically among nurses who have been exposed to surgical smoke for a long time.This was a mixed-methods study involving focus groups and a descriptive survey.The focus group revealed that nurses believed harmful substances accumulating in the body were proportional to the years worked, and many were unaware of the existent hazards in their work environment. They encouraged the formulation of selfprotection measures and perceived that the recognition of rules and collaboration should take precedence among potential countermeasures. Our survey showed that properly wearing personal protective equipment and being educated on surgical smoke hazards were identified as essential coping methods for nurses. These findings will help create awareness regarding surgical smoke hazards in operating rooms. Policies and systems need to be established at the hospital administration level to substantially reduce the risks associated with surgical smoke for operating room nurses.

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“…Surgical smoke is a potential risk factor for patients, personnel and environment. Mutagen gases, carcinogens, particles containing DNA components or HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) may spread in air via smoke when lasers or electrocauteries are used [26,27].…”

Section: Biological Risk Factorsmentioning

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Occupational Health and Safety in Operating Rooms

Gül¹

2022

Healthcare Access

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Nurses are one of the most endeavored members of healthcare services. Operating rooms, on the other hand, require special caution and contain various hazards for healthcare professionals. Operating rooms contain various risk factors related to applications, infrastructure and humans. It is one of the areas that need nursing care the most since patients are dependent on their nurses to meet their personal needs. Nurses are exposed to various risk and health problems in operating rooms. Healthcare service provided by nurses working in a healthy environment directly affects the health and quality of life of those who receive the service. In order to prevent these problems, intensive up-to-date educations on occupational risks and employee safety should be provided for the nurses working in operating rooms. In addition to the general occupational hygiene measures, different precautions should be taken for the operating rooms. Working in a healthy and safe environment is a human right that every individual must have. Managers of the medical institutions should be attentive to follow the laws and sanctions on occupational health and safety, institutions should be inspected frequently and monitored carefully. In this section, this subject will be studied in line with actual data and resources.

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Surgical smoke and the anesthesia provider

Cited by 12 publications

References 84 publications

Protection Status of Healthcare Professionals Working in the Operating Room from Surgical Smoke

Protection Status of Healthcare Professionals Working in the Operating Room from Surgical Smoke

Operating room nurses' perceptions of the impact of surgical smoke and its countermeasures: A mixed‐methods study

Occupational Health and Safety in Operating Rooms

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