Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar up to March
2015 using the MeSH headings “Sternal Wound Infections-Prevention and …

▪ Those who quit smoking approximately 4 weeks before surgery have a reduced risk of
postsurgical complicafions. The opfimum length of cessafion varies depending on the type of …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important in determining surgical
success, particularly from the patients' perspective. Aims To identify predictors for HRQoL …

Objective To provide recommendations for enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
(ERACS) based on a multimodal perioperative medicine approach in adult cardiac surgery …

Background Patients scheduled for cardiac surgery and procedures often present with
modifiable risk factors for adverse perioperative outcomes. Prehabilitation has shown …

Background Smoking is one of the risk factors for postoperative morbidity. There were no
studies on the correlation between the duration of smoking cessation and the incidence of …

Cardiac surgery constitutes a significant surgical insult in a patient population that is often
marred by significant comorbidities, including frailty and reduced physiological reserve …

Background Tobacco smoking has been associated with an increased risk of complications
after conventional coronary surgery. However, the impact of smoking on the risk of …

Background: Identifying predictive factors of long COVID syndrome (LCS) is essential to
preventing and managing this condition. We investigated the prevalence, symptoms, and …

Background This study quantifies the extent to which active tobacco smoking is deleterious
toward outcomes following open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) …