Effect of Fıve Different Methods On Smoke

Background: Electrosurgery is used in almost all surgeries. The entire surgical team working in these operating rooms is exposed to surgical smoke. In the literature, there is no study examining the direct effect of surgical smoke on operating room staff and involving the entire surgical team in sampling. Materials and Methods: This experimental-type study was conducted in the operating room of the Department of General Surgery of a University Hospital. In the study, the surgeries were completed with standard practice and four different protective measures that could affect surgical smoke exposure. Blood and urine samples were collected from the surgical team before and after the surgery. Consequently, 70 blood and 70 urine samples were collected. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare pre- and post-operative analyses.