Risks Associated with Exposure to Surgical Smoke Plume: A Review of the Literature

AORN Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1013-1024

  Bigony, Lorraine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; SMOKE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SMOKE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VENTILATION;

EID: 36549027812     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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