Just take a whiff of what’s in surgical smoke
What’s in surgical smoke? The following compounds have been identified in the plumes of electrocautery or laser procedures:
Acrolein
Acetonitrile
Acrylonitrile
Acetylene
Alkyl benzenes
Benzene
Butadiene
Butene
Carbon monoxide
Creosols
Ethane
Ethylene
Formaldehyde
Free radicals
Hydrogen cyanide
Isobutene
Methane
Phenol
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Propene
Propylene
Pyridene
Pyrrole
Styrene
Toluene
Xylene
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