POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS: CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TIME OF ELECTROCAUTERY USE AND SURGICAL TIME

• Main Authors: Caroline Vieira Claudio Okubo (Author), Renata Perfeito Ribeiro (Author), Júlia Trevisan Martins (Author), Maria Helena Palucci Marziale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective was to identify concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produced by electrocautery smoke in operating rooms, correlating these concentrations with time of electrocautery and surgical use. This is a cross-sectional and quantitative field study carried out in 50 gastrointestin...