POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS: CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TIME OF ELECTROCAUTERY USE AND SURGICAL TIME

Authors

  • Caroline Vieira Claudio Okubo Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Renata Perfeito Ribeiro
  • Júlia Trevisan Martins
  • Maria Helena Palucci Marziale

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50115

Keywords:

Occupational exposure, Occupational air pollutants, Electrosurgery, Protective devices.

Abstract

The objective was to identify concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produced by electrocautery smoke in operating rooms, correlating these concentrations with time of electrocautery and surgical use. This is a cross-sectional and quantitative field study carried out in 50 gastrointestinal surgical procedures, between April and July 2015, in a university hospital in the state of Paraná. Hydrocarbons were collected using a suction pump and measurements were determined through liquid chromatography. These compounds were found to have an average of 0.0058 mg.m-3 and a mean of 0.0049 mg.m-3. The mean surgical time and electrocautery use were 136 minutes and 220.5 seconds, respectively. The Spearman correlation test was -0.512 between concentration variables and surgical time, and -0.183 between the concentrations and electrocautery use. The conclusion was the presence of hydrocarbons and a low correlation between the production of these compounds and the electrocautery usage time.

Author Biographies

Caroline Vieira Claudio Okubo, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira do Hospital do Coração de Londrina, Mestre em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Renata Perfeito Ribeiro

Enfermeira, Pós-Doutoranda em Enfermagem, Docente do Departamento e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Júlia Trevisan Martins

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Docente do Departamento e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Maria Helena Palucci Marziale

Enfermeira, Pós-Doutora em Enfermagem, Docente do Departamento e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

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Published

2017-08-29

How to Cite

Okubo, C. V. C., Ribeiro, R. P., Martins, J. T., & Marziale, M. H. P. (2017). POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS: CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TIME OF ELECTROCAUTERY USE AND SURGICAL TIME. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50115

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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