Background Approximately 300 million surgical procedures are performed worldwide
annually and surgical volume is increasing each year. 1 Perioperative pulmonary …

Background Preoperative smoking cessation may reduce postoperative complications in
patients with lung cancer. However, the optimal duration of short-term preoperative smoking …

Background Pulmonary complications are the most common adverse event after lung
resection, yet few large-scale studies have examined pertinent risk factors after video …

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Thoracic surgeons witness at close range the devastating effects of smoking tobacco. We
also must deal with postoperative complications created or exacerbated by the damaging …

Approximately 300 million surgical procedures are performed worldwide annually and
surgical volume is increasing each year. 1 Perioperative pulmonary complications (PPC) …

In 1984, a retrospective study by Warren et al of 500 coronary bypass patients investigated
the relationship between postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and smoking status …

In 1878, prior to the mass production and distribution of cigarettes, medical anthropologists
estimated that cancerous lung tumors represented only 1% of cancers seen at autopsy. 1 …

Just, J| Winnall, W| Hurley, S| Greenhalgh, EM| Winstanley, MH. 3.15 The impact of smoking
on treatment of disease. In Greenhalgh, EM| Scollo, MM| Winstanley, MH [editors]. Tobacco …