Should Respiratory Protection Be Used In All Anorectal Operations That Generate Smoke?

Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Sep;63(9):1183-1184. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001736.

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Publication types

Anus Diseases / surgery*
Anus Neoplasms / surgery
Anus Neoplasms / virology
Condylomata Acuminata / surgery
Condylomata Acuminata / virology
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods*
Electrocoagulation
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Inhalation Exposure
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control
Papillomavirus Infections / transmission*
Respiratory Protective Devices*
Smoke*