Smokers are at increased risk for surgical complications. Despite the known benefits of
smoking cessation, many perioperative health care providers do not routinely provide …

The perioperative management of patients who are smokers presents anesthesiologists with
various challenges related to respiratory, circulatory, and other clinical problems. Regarding …

Smoking increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Smoking cessation
before surgery reduces the risk of complications. The perioperative period may be a …

BACKGROUND: While surgery and perioperative smoking cessation interventions may
motivate patients to quit smoking in the short term, it is unknown how often this translates …

Results Eleven randomized controlled trials were included containing 1,194 patients.
Smoking interventions were categorized as high, medium or low intensity. Follow-up for …

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking by surgical patients is associated with increased
complications, particularly perioperative respiratory problems and poor wound healing. In …

Smoking is a well-known risk factor for perioperative complications. Smokers experience an
increased incidence of respiratory complications during anaesthesia and an increased risk …

Background The aim of this study was to examine the effect of preoperative smoking
cessation interventions on postoperative complications and smoking cessation itself …

IMPLICATIONS: The scheduling of elective surgery provides an excellent opportunity for
cigarette smokers to quit, given the deleterious effects of smoking on perioperative outcome …

Objective: To examine existing smoking studies that compare surgical patients who have
recently quit smoking with those who continue to smoke to provide an evidence-based …