Table 3: The relationship between education and the waste gas protocol in surgical smoke protection.

About surgical smoke

Situation of taking precautions to avoid surgical smoke

Yes

No

p*

n

%

n

%

 

Have you received training on surgical smoke protection?

Yes (17.3%)

15

62.5

9

37.5

 0.64

No (82.7%)

65

46.76

50

35.97

Is there a waste gas protocol in the hospital

Yes (10.1%)

8

5.75

7

5.03

0.78

 

 

No (87.8%)

72

51.79

52

37.41

*Chi-square analysis.