The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is working to clear the air of surgical smoke produced in operating rooms, according to an article on the Becker's Hospital Review website.
Surgical smoke produced in operating rooms as a byproduct of medical devices is hazardous to clinicians.
Researchers say the use of an electrosurgery device that produces smoke on a single gram of tissue equals smoking six unfiltered cigarettes in 15 minutes.
"We created the Go Clear Award program to give surgical team members and administrators the tools they need to establish and maintain a safe surgical setting," AORN said in a statement.
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