Surgical smoke exposure to patients and to healthcare workers in the operating room: a quantitative assessment
During the use of an electrosurgical unit, both the patients and healthcare workers are at increased risk of being exposed to high concentrations of airborne particles derived from surgical smoke.
Authors
- Takashi Asai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-9932)
- Yasuhisa Okuda
- Tomoki Kiyono
- Shuse Matsuyama
- Tomoyuki Saito
Institutions
- Yokohama National University (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center (JP)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Anesthesia
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-026-03672-5
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
- Dokkyo Medical University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science