title: Results of a survey on current surgical smoke control practices.
abstract: Researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, conducted a simple, web-based survey of AORN members to evaluate surgical smoke control practices. Survey respondents from various medical specialties and facilities throughout North America indicated their facilities' level of compliance with established surgical smoke control measures. Survey results indicate that many facilities have not implemented best practices for protecting patients and health care workers from surgical smoke hazards, especially smoke created during electrosurgical, electrocautery, and diathermy procedures.
authors.affiliation: OESO-Radiation Safety Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Ben E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Reiman
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002170:Canada; D003972:Diathermy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004598:Electrosurgery; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices; D012906:Smoke / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014691:Ventilation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D012906:Smoke