Surgical smoke and ultrafine particles
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electrocautery, laser tissue ablation, and ultrasonic scalpel tissue dissection all generate a 'surgical smoke' containing ultrafine (<100 nm) and accumulation mode particles (< 1 μm). Epidemiological and toxicologica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
| Online Access: | http://www.occup-med.com/content/3/1/31 |