EFFECTS OF PLUME PRODUCED BY THE ND/YAG LASER AND ELECTROCAUTERY ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

被引:51
作者
WENIG, BL
STENSON, KM
WENIG, BM
TRACEY, D
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,COLL MED,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL PATHOL,CHICAGO,IL 60612
[2] ARMED FORCES INST PATHOL,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,WASHINGTON,DC 20306
关键词
SMOKE EVACUATION; ND/YAG; ELECTROCAUTERY;
D O I
10.1002/lsm.1900130213
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to Nd:YAG laser exhaust (contact and noncontact) as well as to electrocautery exhaust passed through smoke evacuation filters. Exposure periods for each group were equal and increasing in time. Histologic analysis revealed alveolar congestion and emphysematous changes in all modes. Controls exhibited similar change but to a milder degree. It appears that any plume produced by lasers or electrosurgical devices produces pathologic change in rat lungs and that effective smoke evacuation will help control these effects.
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