Source avec lien : General Surgery News, , 2021-03-18.
De plus en plus de recherches confirment que la fumée chirurgicale peut contenir des gaz et des vapeurs toxiques tels que le benzène, le cyanure d’hydrogène, le formaldéhyde et des bioaérosols, ainsi que du matériel cellulaire et des virus vivants. Pour tenir à jour les professionnels de la santé, la Joint Commission vient de publier un avis à ce sujet.
An increasing amount of research confirms that surgical smoke can contain toxic gases and vapors such as benzene, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde and bioaerosols, as well as live cellular material and viruses. In an effort to keep health care workers up-to-date, the Joint Commission recently published a new advisory, “Alleviating the dangers of surgical smoke,” which reviews current regulations, recommendations and standards from several governmental and professional organizations. To view the guidelines, and several safety actions, go to http://bit.ly/ 3oGSPgd.