Surgical smoke and ultrafine particles
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electrocautery, laser tissue ablation, and ultrasonic scalpel tissue dissection all generate a 'surgical smoke' containing ultrafine (<100 nm) and accumulation mode particles (< 1 μm). Epidemiological and toxicologica...
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| author | Nowak Dennis Pitz Mike Jauch Karl-Walter Preissler Gerhard Brüske-Hohlfeld Irene Peters Annette Wichmann H-Erich |
| author_facet | Nowak Dennis Pitz Mike Jauch Karl-Walter Preissler Gerhard Brüske-Hohlfeld Irene Peters Annette Wichmann H-Erich |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electrocautery, laser tissue ablation, and ultrasonic scalpel tissue dissection all generate a 'surgical smoke' containing ultrafine (<100 nm) and accumulation mode particles (< 1 μm). Epidemiological and toxicological studies have shown that exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory health effects.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To measure the amount of generated particulates in 'surgical smoke' during different surgical procedures and to quantify the particle number concentration for operation room personnel a condensation particle counter (CPC, model 3007, TSI Inc.) was applied.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Electro-cauterization and argon plasma tissue coagulation induced the production of very high number concentration (> 100000 cm<sup>-3</sup>) of particles in the diameter range of 10 nm to 1 μm. The peak concentration was confined to the immediate local surrounding of the production side. In the presence of a very efficient air conditioning system the increment and decrement of ultrafine particle occurrence was a matter of seconds, with accumulation of lower particle number concentrations in the operation room for only a few minutes.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our investigation showed a short term very high exposure to ultrafine particles for surgeons and close assisting operating personnel – alternating with longer periods of low exposure.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20bffb137f3d458ca04b61d12c13e82b2022-12-22T02:54:35ZengBMCJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology1745-66732008-12-01313110.1186/1745-6673-3-31Surgical smoke and ultrafine particlesNowak DennisPitz MikeJauch Karl-WalterPreissler GerhardBrüske-Hohlfeld IrenePeters AnnetteWichmann H-Erich<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electrocautery, laser tissue ablation, and ultrasonic scalpel tissue dissection all generate a 'surgical smoke' containing ultrafine (<100 nm) and accumulation mode particles (< 1 μm). Epidemiological and toxicological studies have shown that exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory health effects.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To measure the amount of generated particulates in 'surgical smoke' during different surgical procedures and to quantify the particle number concentration for operation room personnel a condensation particle counter (CPC, model 3007, TSI Inc.) was applied.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Electro-cauterization and argon plasma tissue coagulation induced the production of very high number concentration (> 100000 cm<sup>-3</sup>) of particles in the diameter range of 10 nm to 1 μm. The peak concentration was confined to the immediate local surrounding of the production side. In the presence of a very efficient air conditioning system the increment and decrement of ultrafine particle occurrence was a matter of seconds, with accumulation of lower particle number concentrations in the operation room for only a few minutes.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our investigation showed a short term very high exposure to ultrafine particles for surgeons and close assisting operating personnel – alternating with longer periods of low exposure.</p>http://www.occup-med.com/content/3/1/31 |
| spellingShingle | Nowak Dennis Pitz Mike Jauch Karl-Walter Preissler Gerhard Brüske-Hohlfeld Irene Peters Annette Wichmann H-Erich Surgical smoke and ultrafine particles Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
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