Prospective randomized study evaluating the usefulness of a surgical smoke evacuation system in operating rooms for breast surgery

Abstract Background No prospective evaluation of surgical smoke evacuation systems has yet been conducted anywhere in the world. A prospective randomized study was conducted to clarify the usefulness of a surgical smoke evacuation system in terms of reducing the quantity of environmental pollutants...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Tokuda, Takuho Okamura, Miki Maruta, Mutsuko Orita, Miyuki Noguchi, Toshiyasu Suzuki, Hideaki Matsuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-020-00259-y