Electrocautery, Diathermy, and Surgical Energy Devices: Are Surgical Teams at Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to provide a rapid synthesis of available data to identify the risk posed by utilizing surgical energy devices intraoperatively due to the generation of surgical smoke, an aerosol. Secondarily it aims to summarize methods to minimize potential risk to operating roo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgery 2020-09, Vol.272 (3), p.e257-e262
Hauptverfasser:	Zakka, Kimberley, Erridge, Simon, Chidambaram, Swathikan, Beatty, Jasmine Winter, Kynoch, Michael, Kinross, James, Purkayastha, Sanjay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Covid Papers COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 - transmission Diathermy - instrumentation Electrocoagulation - instrumentation Humans Infection Control - organization & administration Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
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