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Viborg sygehus

Kirurgisk røg indeholder 80 skadelige stoffer. Kirurgisk røg udvikles, når der sender strøm gennem væv, så temperaturen i vævet kommer op på over 80 grader.

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Surgical smoke and ultrafine particles

Electrocautery, laser tissue ablation, and ultrasonic scalpel tissue dissection all generate a 'sur‐ gical smoke' containing ultrafine (<100 nm) and accumulation mode particles (< 1 μm). Epidemi...

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Surgical plume and its implications

Every year thousands of health care professionals worldwide are exposed to surgical smoke. There is evidence that this smoke consists of toxic gases, pathogens and particulate matter that is a hazard ...

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Surgical plume and its implications

Every year thousands of health care professionals worldwide are exposed to surgical smoke. There is evidence that this smoke consists of toxic gases, pathogens and particulate matter that is a hazard ...

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Health risk associated with exposure

Depending on its components, surgical smoke can increase the risk of acute and chronic pulmonary conditions, cause acute headaches; irritation and soreness of the eyes, nose and throat; dermatitis and...

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