Up to 77% of the particles in surgical smoke are not adequately filtered out by standard surgical masks.
Surgical Smoke Risks include chronic bronchitis, carcinoma, leukemia, cardiovascular disfunction and more.
One day in the OR can have the same impact as smoking up to 27 cigarettes
150 chemicals found in surgical smoke
93% of nurses feel more comfortable working in the OR with a smoke evacuation device in use
500,000 healthcare workers each year are exposed to electrosurgical smoke