title: [Respiratory symptoms caused by the use of electrocautery in physicians being trained in surgery in a Mexican hospital].
abstract: In order to determine the frequency of respiratory symptoms among residents from surgical specialties dures exposed to the electrocautery smoke, a cross-sectional study was conducted in February 2012. 50 third-year residents from different surgical specialties coming from a third-level hospital belonging to the Institute of Security and Social Services of the State Workers in Jalisco, Mexico, were included. The subject selection was non-probabilistic. A questionnaire on respiratory symptoms developed in Cuba was used for data collection. The most common symptoms were sensation of a lump in the throat (58%), and a sore throat (22%). The specialty with the highest rate of exposure was neurosurgery (24.1 min/surgical procedure). All, the physicians from this specialty had respiratory symptoms. We conclude that the cauterization smoke may be considered a risk for developing respiratory symptoms among physicians with surgical specialties.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación en Salud Ocupacional, Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México. navmezacris@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Navarro-Meza
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-Baltazar
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Aldrete-Rodríguez
authors.forename: David Enrique
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Carmona-Navarro
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: López-Cardona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education*