Preliminary study of electrocautery smoke particles produced in vitro and during laparoscopic procedures

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 152-158

  DesCoteaux J G ^a   Picard, P ^b   Poulin, E C ^a   Baril, M ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol impactor; Electrocautery smoke; Laparoscopic surgery; Smoke particles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

CAUTERY; DUST; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0030073293     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00188362     Document Type: Article

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