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. 2014 Oct 17;53(1):28–37. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2014-0025

Table 1. Pt surface concentrations in site A.

Sampling time Sampling location Platinum

HIPEC n°1 HIPEC n°2 HIPEC n°3



ng/wipe pg/cm² ng/wipe pg/cm² ng/wipe pg/cm²
Before HIPEC Floor, under the operating table, at the surgeon’s feet 3.7 4 5.6 6 73 82
Floor, 5 m from the operating table 5.4 6 5 6 33 36
Stretcher - - <0.25 - 0.6 1
5-FU infusion bag 1.9 - - - 16.9 -
Oxaliplatin infusion bag 12 - 15 - 88 -
Irinotecan infusion bag 3.2 - 0.7 - - -

After HIPEC Floor, under the operating table, at the surgeon’s feet 970 1,078 17,512 19,458 5,951 6,613
Floor, 5 m from the operating table 8.2 9 1 1 29 33
Operating table 1.9 2 14 15 5.2 6
Oxaliplatin delivering machine 75 - 3.8 - 10.2 -
Hands surgeon 1 - - 0.6 - 32 -
Hands surgeon 2 - - 941 - 273 -
Hands operating room nurse 1 <0.25 - - - 706 -
Hands operating room nurse 2 4.9 - 8.9 - 3.7 -
Operating field clamp 15 - - - <0.25 -
Shoes surgeon 1 13 - - - - -
Right shoe surgeon 2 - - 44 - 6.5 -
Left shoe surgeon 2 - - 163 - 134 -

-: no sample