Surgical smoke: A silent hazard in healthcare
Surgical smoke, known by various names such as surgical plume, smoke plume, diathermy plume and cautery smoke is the vaporization of substances, caused by thermal destruction of tissues using lasers and other energy-based electrosurgical devices [1]. Electro-surgical devices have become an integral...
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Main Author: | Geetha Mani (Author) |
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Al Ameen Medical College,
2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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