Evacuation of Electrocautery Smoke: Renewed Consideration During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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¹ DeWitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

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Steven A Ovadia et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;31(6):e633-e635.

doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006889.

¹ DeWitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

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