November 1, 2025Open Access

The Impact of Smoking on the Frequency of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications in Orthopaedic Surgical Patients

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EIEdith Simona IanoșiUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș DRDaria-Maria RoșuUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș ÁSÁrpád SólyomUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș

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Retrospective cohort study shows smoking increases postoperative complications in patients with comorbidities, indicating a need for preoperative cessation.

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Postoperative complications significantly rise with smoking and comorbidities, creating severe healing issues.
Diabetic smokers suffered non-union rates of 9.2%, highlighting a troubling trend linked to smoking.
Retrospective cohort analysis of 3,123 orthopaedic procedures reveals serious synergy effects with smoking and comorbidities.
These results stress the urgent need for preoperative smoking cessation protocols for orthopaedic patients.

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Ianoși et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69054ffa1a99e50463de68f3 https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.1470.v2

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Retrospective cohort study shows smoking increases postoperative complications in patients with comorbidities, indicating a need for preoperative cessation.

The Impact of Smoking on the Frequency of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications in Orthopaedic Surgical Patients

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The Impact of Smoking on the Frequency of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications in Orthopaedic Surgical Patients

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