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Preoperative Smoke Check and Surgical Smoke Evacuation Compliance

Sponsor: Volkan Gokmen

Summary

This single-center, prospective before-after (quasi-experimental) study evaluates whether a brief preoperative "Smoke Check" practice improves compliance with surgical smoke evacuation during smoke-generating surgical procedures. The Smoke Check consists of two short safety questions asked by the circulating nurse before a procedure begins: (1) Is surgical smoke expected to be generated during this procedure? and (2) If yes, is an appropriate smoke evacuation system ready for use? The study first observes current practice during a Baseline period without changing existing workflow, and then introduces the Smoke Check into the circulating nurses' preoperative routine during a second (Post-Smoke Check) period, comparing the proportion of smoke-generating procedures with appropriate smoke evacuation use between the two periods. The unit of observation is the surgical procedure, not the patient or staff member, and no patient- or staff-identifying information is collected. The study is grounded in the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guideline for Surgical Smoke Safety and does not involve any drug, device, or licensed psychometric instrument.

Official title: The Effect of a Preoperative Smoke Check Practice on Compliance With Surgical Smoke Evacuation

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