Surgical smoke and infection control

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Alp, E ^a,b   Bijl, D ^a   Bleichrodt, R P ^a   Hansson, B ^a   Voss, A ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrocaute; Infection control; Laser; Plume; Smoke; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LASER SURGERY; MASK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WART VIRUS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LASER SURGERY; MICE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SMOKE;

EID: 30944440535     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.01.014     Document Type: Review

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