| Title |
A single-blind controlled study of electrocautery and ultrasonic scalpel smoke plumes in laparoscopic surgery
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-011-1872-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
J. Edward F. Fitzgerald, Momin Malik, Irfan Ahmed |
| Abstract |
Surgical smoke containing potentially carcinogenic and irritant chemicals is an inevitable consequence of intraoperative energized dissection. Different energized dissection methods have not been compared directly in human laparoscopic surgery or against commonly encountered pollutants. This study undertook an analysis of carcinogenic and irritant volatile hydrocarbon concentrations in electrocautery and ultrasonic scalpel plumes compared with cigarette smoke and urban city air control samples. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 12% |
| Engineering | 6 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 17 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,319,426
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#3
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