Surgical smoke creates a hazardous operating room for staff members and patients, as breathing in smoke presents serious health effects. Ninety-five percent water vapor, surgical smoke also contains a ...

Surgical smoke poses a health risk to everyone in the operating room. Perioperative teams exposed to surgical smoke report twice as many respiratory health issues as the general public. The smoke can ...

(Miamisburg, OH) – The environmental risks from contaminated air in operating rooms are well documented. Nurses represent twice the incidence of respiratory problems as compared to the general ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Smoke produced during surgical procedures is carcinogenic and can carry pathogens. Employers who fail to abate surgical smoke hazards may face liability from employee injuries and ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Dozens of nurses looking to protect themselves from surgical smoke that can cause respiratory illnesses like asthma and emphysema gathered on Beacon Hill Tuesday to promote legislation ...

The assumption that surgical gloves are largely equivalent has shaped purchasing strategies across many health systems. Yet growing attention to clinical performance, infection prevention and ...

Can surgical smoke present a hazard to the general or respiratory health of operating-theatre workers? Clare Tregoning investigates. In this case study, the environmental hazard of surgical smoke in a ...