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Surgical Plume And Its Associated Hazards To Perioperative Staff: A Review Of Current Standards For Practice And Risk Management, Andrea J. Carrick
Surgical Plume And Its Associated Hazards To Perioperative Staff: A Review Of Current Standards For Practice And Risk Management, Andrea J. Carrick
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Surgical plume poses a risk to perioperative nurses and the perioperative team as a whole, as well as the operative patient. Surgical plume contains various hazardous components which pose multiple health risks to the perioperative staff who are exposed to it. Further research is required in order to definitively understand the risks to perioperative staff from long-term exposure to surgical plume and to advance current policies and procedures. The current practice standard on surgical plume management from the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN) sets out methods of reducing these risks. However, this standard’s utility in practice and barriers to …
Recommended Practices For The Management Of Surgical Smoke And Bio-Aerosols For Perioperative Nurses In Thailand, Usavadee Asdornwised, Daranee Pipatkulchai, Suwat Damnin, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Mongkol Boonsripitayanon, Sununtha Tonklai
Recommended Practices For The Management Of Surgical Smoke And Bio-Aerosols For Perioperative Nurses In Thailand, Usavadee Asdornwised, Daranee Pipatkulchai, Suwat Damnin, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Mongkol Boonsripitayanon, Sununtha Tonklai
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of surgical smoke and bioaerosols for perioperative nurses are necessary to improve the quality of care for patients and to ensure a safe environment in operating rooms. A survey of 377 operating room (OR) nurses throughout Thailand was used to assess the incidence of health problems related to surgical smoke exposure, as well as the current practices for these substances. A high percentage of OR nurses reported little or no use of smoke evacuation tools such as central smoke evacuation systems (100 per cent), portable smoke evacuation units (82 per cent), wall suction with inline …
Factors Affecting Surgical Plume Evacuation Compliance, Stephanie Holmes
Factors Affecting Surgical Plume Evacuation Compliance, Stephanie Holmes
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Despite the acknowledgement of the hazards of surgical plume, compliance with smoke evacuation is not routine. This review examines the current literature on factors influencing compliance with smoke evacuation. Factors identified included the design of the smoke evacuation device, surgeon refusal, education and managerial support. Strong leadership, education and policy enforcement from a local facility level are required to improve surgical plume evacuation compliance. More research in this field would help to further strengthen these findings.