Results of a Survey on Current Surgical Smoke Control Practices

AORN Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Edwards, Ben E ^a   Reiman, Robert E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPOSURE; GAS MASK; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CANADA; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LASER THERAPY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SMOKE; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 41449095483     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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