Smoking and timing of cessation on postoperative pulmonary complications after curative-intent lung cancer surgery

Smoking and timing of cessation on postoperative pulmonary complications after curative-intent lung cancer surgery

Abstract Background Smoking is a risk factor for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery. The optimal timing for preoperative smoking cessation has not been identified. Our study aimed to observe the impact of preoperative smoking cessation on...

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Main Authors: Sebastian T. Lugg, Theofano Tikka, Paula J. Agostini, Amy Kerr, Kerry Adams, Maninder S. Kalkat, Richard S. Steyn, Pala B. Rajesh, Ehab Bishay, David R. Thickett, Babu Naidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Thoracic surgery
Pneumonia
Atelectasis
Smoking
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0614-4

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