Annals of surgery
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Review Meta Analysis
Preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To systematically review and summarize the evidence of an association between preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications elaborated on complication type. ⋯ Preoperative smoking was found to be associated with an increased risk of the following postoperative complications: general morbidity, wound complications, general infections, pulmonary complications, neurological complications, and admission to the intensive care unit.