title: Exposure of medical personnel to methylmethacrylate vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty.
abstract: The occupational exposure to methylmethacrylate (MMA) vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty was determined. During five vertebroplasty procedures, air-sampling pumps were attached to medical personnel. MMA vapor levels in the samples were then quantified using gas chromatography. The samples collected yielded MMA vapor levels of less than five parts per million (ppm). The MMA vapor concentrations measured were well below the recommended maximum exposure of 100 ppm over the course of an 8-hour workday.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Cloft
authors: D N
authors: DN
authors: Easton
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Jensen
authors: D F
authors: DF
authors: Kallmes
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Dion
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010820:Physicians; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate