title: [Composition of the electrocautery smoke: integrative literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the composition of the smoke produced by electrocautery use during surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Integrative review with search for primary studies conducted in the databases of the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, covering the studies published between 2004 and 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final sample consisted of 14 studies grouped into three categories, namely; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile compounds and volatile organic compounds.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is scientific evidence that electrocautery smoke has volatile toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds, and its inhalation constitutes a potential chemical risk to the health of workers involved in surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cibele Cristina
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tramontini
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Vieira
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Claudio
authors.affiliation: Londrina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Perfeito
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Londrina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Júlia Trevisan
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D004564:Electrocoagulation; D012906:Smoke / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012906:Smoke