Surgimedics.com - Research Articles for Surgical Smoke Evacuation

While the word has been out for many years about the dangers of laser plme, there's a new alarm being sounded about the plume generated by electrocautery and other thermal cutting methods: That plume may be equally hazardous -- or mor so, researchers warn. The problem with smoke from laser and electrical surgical procedures is so serious that NIOSH sent out a Hazard Controls notice.