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Title:		Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards
Author(s):		Okoshi K; Hida K; Kinoshita K; Morishima T; Nagai Y; Tomizawa Y; Yorozuya K; Nishida T; Matsumoto H; Yamato H;
Address:		"Department of Surgery, Japan Baptist Hospital, 47 Yamonomoto-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8273, Japan. kae_md@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Research Center for Science, Technology and Social Communication in Next Generation, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan. kae_md@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Department of Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. Department of Surgery, Japan Baptist Hospital, 47 Yamonomoto-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8273, Japan. Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Department of Anesthesiology, Kawasaki Municipal Ida Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Department of Surgery, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan. Department of Anesthesiology, Masuda Red Cross Hospital, Masuda, Japan. Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Hospital, Osakasayama, Japan. Department of Health Development, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan"
Journal Title:		Surg Today
Year:		2022
Volume:		20220221
Issue:		9
Page Number:		1341 - 1347
DOI:		10.1007/s00595-022-02473-z
ISSN/ISBN:		1436-2813 (Electronic) 0941-1291 (Print) 0941-1291 (Linking)
Abstract:		"PURPOSE: Surgical smoke is generated during the cauterization, coagulation, and incision of biological tissues by electrocautery, ultrasonic coagulation, incising devices, and lasers. Surgical smoke comprises water, water vapor, steam, and some particulate matter, including bacteria, viruses, cell fragments, and volatile organic compounds, which can pose health risks to the operating room personnel. In this study, we measured the concentration of particulate matter 2.5 (particles with a diameter of
Keywords:		Electrocoagulation/adverse effects Humans Operating Rooms Particulate Matter/adverse effects *Smoke/adverse effects *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Covid-19 Cautery Laparoscopy Particulate matter Surgical smoke;
Notes:		"MedlineOkoshi, Kae Hida, Koya Kinoshita, Koichi Morishima, Toshitaka Nagai, Yoshie Tomizawa, Yasuko Yorozuya, Kyoko Nishida, Takehiro Matsumoto, Hisako Yamato, Hiroshi eng Japan 2022/02/22 Surg Today. 2022 Sep; 52(9):1341-1347. doi: 10.1007/s00595-022-02473-z. Epub 2022 Feb 21"