Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Eastern Journal of Medicine, cilt.29, sa.3, ss.335-343, 2024 (Scopus)
Surgical smoke during surgery occurs due to the use of electrical devices working at high temp eratures such as laser, electrocautery, ultrasonic scalpel, bone saw, and drill used during excision, hemostasis, and dissection. Operating room workers are exposed to this harmful smoke in surgeries. No study was found in the literature comparing operating room personnel before and after working in the operating room. This study was conducted to comparison of the effects of exposure to surgical smoke before and after working in the operating room This study was conducted in a descriptive design. The study was performed in the operating room of Atatürk University Research Hospital between the dates January 2021 September 2021. The study was carried out with a total of 87 operating room personnel (surgeons, nurses, anesthesia technicians) who had worked in another clinic or outpatient clinic before working in the operating room. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing the sociodemographic information of the operating room personnel and a data collection form on the risks and symptoms of surgical smoke. In the study, it was determined that 44.8% of the operating room personnel were nurses, 65.5% were female, 51.7% worked in the operating room for 1-5 years, and 46.0% stayed in the surgical operation for 4-6 hours. It was reported that various symptoms related to surgical smoke such as headache (100%), fatigue (95.8%), nervousness (98.3%), muscle pain (98.4%), discomfort (100.0%), amnesia (95.5%), and respiratory tract problems were observed in operating room personnel, especially after working in the operating room. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the operating room personnel experienced various symptoms due to surgical smoke after working in the operating room. This study showed the adverse effects of surgical smoke on the health of operating room personnel.