CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some South Carolina medical professionals are advocating a ban on the use of a device that create surgical smoke in operating rooms. Surgical smoke is a common chemical ...

Roper Hospital, where they were operating, and the Roper St. Francis Healthcare System as a whole is nearly surgical smoke-free and is working toward that designation. The Ralph H. Johnson VA ...

After getting approved last year in the House but dying in the Senate, a proposal aimed at limiting exposure to smoke during surgical procedures has re-emerged for the 2025 legislative session.

Gaining this insight, the authors explained, could help anesthesiologists generate guidelines for assessing and managing risk that surgical patients might face amid wildfire smoke exposure.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some South Carolina medical professionals are advocating a ban on the use of a device that create surgical smoke in operating rooms. Surgical smoke is a common chemical ...