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000009647 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/wm117p77b
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000009647 245__ $$aSurgical smoke evacuation at the Portland Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
000009647 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000009647 269__ $$a2022
000009647 336__ $$aFinal project
000009647 502__ $$bD.N.P.
000009647 520__ $$aSurgical 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.
000009647 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner
000009647 650__ $$aSurgeons$$040793
000009647 650__ $$aSmoke$$026082
000009647 650__ $$aOperating Rooms$$023217
000009647 650__ $$aOccupational Exposure$$029023
000009647 650__ $$aDelivery of Health Care$$017452
000009647 691__ $$aSchool of Nursing$$041370
000009647 7001_ $$aGalbraith, Jordan$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000009647 8564_ $$9baec4002-c29a-4c1e-bd59-3dd2036c16e4$$s904493$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9647/files/Speich.Christian.2022.pdf
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000009647 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:9647$$pstudent-work
000009647 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations