Surgimedics.com - Research Articles for Surgical Smoke Evacuation

During the Surgical Application of energybased technologies, there is a well-recognized production of “smoke” that can impede surgical progress. The confined spaces associated with laparoscopic procedures have made smoke production a more significant problem. The aerosolized particles can impair visibility by settling on the lens of the laparoscope or by remaining in suspension between the laparoscopic and the surgical objective.