PratsA
Materials
- Oct 9, 2009
- 19
I was hoping someone could guide me towards information about the toxicology of burnt teflon in the human body (not the lungs).
There are hundreds of scientific papers (and thousands of non-scientific rantings) about the inhalation hazards of perfluoroisobutylene, oxygen difluoride etc., but that's not what I'm looking for.
Specifically, if you have a PTFE tube in a patient and the physician is guiding a laser through the tube there is a chance the laser could be accidentally fired while it's navigating the tube. This will ablate a small area and release some decomposition products into the irrigation liquid. What happens to these gasses, and what's the effect on the patient?
If you've actually got the answer that would be amazing, but just pointing me towards the right journal or database or company would be very helpful.
There are hundreds of scientific papers (and thousands of non-scientific rantings) about the inhalation hazards of perfluoroisobutylene, oxygen difluoride etc., but that's not what I'm looking for.
Specifically, if you have a PTFE tube in a patient and the physician is guiding a laser through the tube there is a chance the laser could be accidentally fired while it's navigating the tube. This will ablate a small area and release some decomposition products into the irrigation liquid. What happens to these gasses, and what's the effect on the patient?
If you've actually got the answer that would be amazing, but just pointing me towards the right journal or database or company would be very helpful.
