Chemical composition of surgical smoke produced by electrocautery, harmonic scalpel and argon beaming - A short study

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-121

  Krones, Carsten J ^a   Conze, J ^a   Hoelzl, F ^a   Stumpf, M ^a   Klinge, U ^a   Moller M ^b   Dott, W ^b   Schumpelick, V ^a   Hollender, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Argon beamer; Electrocautery; Harmonic scalpel; Surgical smoke

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE AGENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAUTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; SCALPEL; SMOG; SURGICAL SMOKE; SWINE;

EID: 34249096126     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-006-0305-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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