Composition of the electrocautery smoke: integrative literature review

Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the composition of the smoke produced by electrocautery use during surgery. METHOD 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 Alli...

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Main Authors: Cibele Cristina Tramontini, Cristina Maria Galvão, Caroline Vieira Claudio, Renata Perfeito Ribeiro, Júlia Trevisan Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000100144&lng=en&tlng=en