TY  - GEN
N2  - Surgical smoke (SS) is generated by various instruments used for surgical procedures and poses many occupational hazards to operating room (OR) personnel. Adverse health consequences result from mutagenic, chemical, and carcinogenic effects of SS, and SS transmits pathogenic biological agents. For this reason, numerous professional and governmental organizations recommend the routine use of surgical smoke evacuation devices (SEDs). The Veteran Administration Portland Health Care System (VA) has 10 ORs and 4 minor procedure rooms that generate a significant amount of SS daily. This quality improvement initiative defined the current state of SS evacuation at the VA and identified perceived barriers to SED use at that institution for the 6-month period from June 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
DO  - 10.6083/wm117p77b
DO  - DOI
AB  - Surgical smoke (SS) is generated by various instruments used for surgical procedures and poses many occupational hazards to operating room (OR) personnel. Adverse health consequences result from mutagenic, chemical, and carcinogenic effects of SS, and SS transmits pathogenic biological agents. For this reason, numerous professional and governmental organizations recommend the routine use of surgical smoke evacuation devices (SEDs). The Veteran Administration Portland Health Care System (VA) has 10 ORs and 4 minor procedure rooms that generate a significant amount of SS daily. This quality improvement initiative defined the current state of SS evacuation at the VA and identified perceived barriers to SED use at that institution for the 6-month period from June 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Surgical smoke evacuation at the Portland Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
DA  - 2022
AU  - Galbraith, Jordan
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2022
ID  - 9647
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
KW  - Surgeons
KW  - Smoke
KW  - Operating Rooms
KW  - Occupational Exposure
KW  - Delivery of Health Care
TI  - Surgical smoke evacuation at the Portland Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
Y1  - 2022
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
ER  -