Randomized clinical trial of suction versus standard clearance of the diathermy plume

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1068-1071

  Pillinger, S H ^a,b   Delbridge, L ^a   Lewis, D R ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FILTER; HUMAN; INCISION; INHALATION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKE; SUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MASK; THYROID SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; DIATHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARATHYROID DISEASES; SMOKE; SUCTION; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 0141518263     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4214     Document Type: Article

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