For most of the 20th century, the focus of research in surgery was improvements in
intraoperative technique, which led to major technical paradigm shifts exemplified by the …

Abstract Background Surgical Mesh Infection (SMI) after Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
(AWHR) represents a catastrophic complication. We performed a systematic review and …

Background Approximately 20% of deaths in the US each year are attributable to smoking,
yet current practices in the recording of this health risk in electronic health records (EHRs) …

Treatment for tobacco use is efficacious and beneficial to health. Although guidelines
recommend that all patients who use tobacco are offered treatment as a part of their clinical …

Background: Smokers who continue to smoke up to the point of surgery are at increased risk
of a range of complications during and following surgery. Objective: To identify whether …

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

Tobacco use will kill a projected 1 billion people in the 21st century in one of the deadliest
pandemics in history. Tobacco use disorder is a disease with a natural history …

Objective: This study aimed to examine the impact of a Stop Smoking Before Surgery
(SSBS) program in a health authority where responsibility for surgical services is shared by …

Objective: To describe smoking behaviours of patients with incident cancer attending an
Italian cancer centre and to examine changes in their smoking habits within 12 months from …

Tobacco use is associated with poor surgical outcomes and is the leading cause of
preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. Because of the risk for …