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- Title
Nanoparticle Concentration in Surgical Plume During Tonsillectomy: A Comparison of Four Techniques.
- Authors
Law, Richard H.; Cena, Lorenzo; Sporn, Alec; Buzi, Adva; Rizzi, Mark D.; Ruiz, Ryan L.; Fedrigo, Sabrina; Giordano, Terri; Fahmy, Alexander N.; Dedhia, Kavita
- Abstract
Objective: Surgical plume has known potential occupational health hazards. This study compares nanoparticle concentrations in surgical plumes generated between different pediatric tonsillectomy surgical techniques and assesses the efficacy of mitigation measures. Methods: This is a cross‐sectional study performed at a tertiary care academic center. Extracapsular or intracapsular tonsillectomy was performed in 60 patients using four techniques and in 10 additional patients using mitigation measures. Two nanoparticle counters were used to measure particulate concentrations: CPC™ and DiSCmini™. Tonsillectomy techniques included: (1) microdebrider (MD), (2) Bovie with manual suctioning by an assistant (B), (3) Bovie with built‐in smoke evacuation system (BS), and (4) Coblator™ (CB). An additional Yankauer suction was used in the mitigation groups (BSY) and (CBY). Comparative analysis was performed using one‐way ANOVA on ranks and pairwise comparisons between the groups. Results: The mean concentrations (particles/cm3) and coefficient of variants for the DiSCmini particulate counter were MD: 5140 (1.6), B: 30700 (1.5), BS: 25001 (0.8), CB: 54814 (1.7), CBY: 2395 (1.3) and BSY: 11552 (1.0). Mean concentrations for the CPC particulate counter were MD: 1223 (1.4), B: 3405 (0.7), BS: 5002 (0.9), CB: 13273 (1.0), CBY: 1048 (1.2) and BSY: 3046 (0.6). The lowest mean concentrations were noted in cases using MD and the highest in cases using CB. However, after mitigation, CBY had the lowest overall levels. Conclusion: Tonsillectomy technique does impact the levels of nanoparticles emitted within the surgical plume, which may present an occupational hazard for operating room personnel. Level of Evidence: 3 Laryngoscope, 134:2444–2448, 2024
- Subjects
SURGICAL smoke; TONSILLECTOMY; NANOPARTICLES; OPERATING room personnel; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; INDUSTRIAL hygiene
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2024, Vol 134, Issue 5, p2444
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.31185