J Cardiothorac Surg
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J Cardiothorac Surg · Jun 2017
Observational StudySmoking and timing of cessation on postoperative pulmonary complications after curative-intent lung cancer surgery.
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 PPC incidence and other postoperative outcomes including long-term survival. ⋯ Current smokers have higher postoperative morbidity; this risk reduces following smoking cessation but 6 weeks does not appear to identify a time-point where differences in outcomes are noted.