February 26, 2024Journal of Marine Medical SocietyOpen Access

Impact of Smoking in Postoperative Outcomes after Elective Surgery

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VGVishal GoyalAllegheny Health Network CVChaitanya K Varma MBMahesh Behera

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Prospective observational study demonstrates increased postoperative complications in smokers undergoing elective surgery, highlighting the clinical value of preoperative cessation.

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Postoperative complications occur significantly more often in patients who smoke prior to elective surgery, with delayed wound healing posing a major clinical hazard.
Postoperative complications affected 30.4% of smokers compared with only 11.8% of nonsmokers, representing a substantial elevation in adverse surgical events.
Prospective observational study of 240 patients highlights the need for preoperative smoking cessation, which may substantially reduce perioperative complications.

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Goyal et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e779deb6db6435876ee2ae https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_150_23

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Prospective observational study demonstrates increased postoperative complications in smokers undergoing elective surgery, highlighting the clinical value of preoperative cessation.

Impact of Smoking in Postoperative Outcomes after Elective Surgery

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Impact of Smoking in Postoperative Outcomes after Elective Surgery

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