TABLE 1.
Case | Diagnosis | Surgery | Microdebrider | Bone drilling | Cautery | Findings | Droplets on surgeon |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Osteomyelitis and sinusitis | ESS | No | No | Yes | One droplet on anesthesia wall | Microdroplets on abdomen |
2 | Adenoid cystic carcinoma | Transpterygoid nasopharyngectomy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gross dye on smoke evacuator | None |
3 | NK T‐cell lymphoma | ESS and transoral resection | No | No | No | Large droplets on nurse's abdomen | Microdroplets on abdomen |
4 | Pituitary adenoma | ESS, transphenoidal pituitary resection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Droplets on smoke evacuator | None, for both co‐surgeons |
Abbreviations: ESS, endoscopic sinus surgery; NK, natural killer.