Why the study?
Do smoking and hypertension increase the risk of anastomotic dehiscence and microvascular disease in colonic surgery patients?
Population
147 consecutive colonic surgery patients
Comparison
Presence of risk factors for macrovascular disease vs Absence of these risk factors
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May guide preoperative risk discussions in colonic surgery; leaves open whether modification reduces complications in trials.
Do smoking and hypertension increase the risk of anastomotic dehiscence and microvascular disease in colonic surgery patients?
Smoking and hypertension are associated with colonic microvascular disease and increased risk of anastomotic breakdown after colonic surgery.
Fawcett et al. (1996) studied this question.
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