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. 1999 Feb;20(2):352-3.

Exposure of medical personnel to methylmethacrylate vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty

H J Cloft  1 , D N Easton, M E Jensen, D F Kallmes, J E Dion
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Exposure of medical personnel to methylmethacrylate vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty

H J Cloft et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999 Feb.

Abstract

The occupational exposure to methylmethacrylate (MMA) vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty was determined. During five vertebroplasty procedures, air-sampling pumps were attached to medical personnel. MMA vapor levels in the samples were then quantified using gas chromatography. The samples collected yielded MMA vapor levels of less than five parts per million (ppm). The MMA vapor concentrations measured were well below the recommended maximum exposure of 100 ppm over the course of an 8-hour workday.

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