BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of surgeons regarding preoperative smoking cessation. METHODS A total of 109 anonymous questionnaires were distributed to non-vascular surgeons in our hospital, inquiring about their smoking attitudes, their smoking cessation advice practices, whether they appreciated the benefits of preoperative smoking cessation...

HYPOTHESIS A number of risk factors for incisional hernia have been identified, but the pathogenesis remains unclear. Based on previous findings of smoking as a risk factor for wound complications and recurrence of groin hernia, we studied whether smoking is associated with incisional hernia. DESIGN Cohort study. Clinical follow-up study for incisional hernia 33 to 57 months following laparot...

Obesity and tobacco abuse, widely recognised as serious health hazards, are increasing in prevalence. Obesity is associated with numerous metabolic complications such as dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Smoking is a high risk factor for hypertension, lung carcinoma and various other health related problems. The agents that have been used for the treatment of obesity in...

Smoking is an important risk factor for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications after major surgical procedures. We studied 811 consecutive patients who had undergone hip or knee arthroplasty, recording current smoking and drinking habits, any history of chronic disease and such intraoperative factors as the type of anaesthesia and the type and duration of surgery. We recorded ...

Introduction: Symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is a rare condition that usually occurs due to artery stenosis (MAS) with common incidence. Although the prevalence of symptomatic CMI less than 2%, MAS more in elderly. Case Presentation: A 60-year-old woman prolonged eating-related abdominal pain and weight loss treated as cholelithiasis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was r...

described sleep disorder with airway obstruction, disrupted sleep, and excessive daytime sleepiness. Since its description in 1976 by Guilleminault et al, numerous epidemiologic studies and systematic reviews, with multiple comorbidities related to cardiovascular sequelae, altered cognitive function, and multiple other potential complications have been described. Multiple risk factors have been...

Introduction: Breast cancer represents a pathology that generates catastrophic impact and has recently increased its incidence survival due to timely diagnosis treatment. Therefore, improving the quality of life survivors become priority, offering reconstructive procedures reduce complications, costs, hospital stay, optimize resources. Material methods: 264 patients reconstructed with autologou...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to review randomized trials and observational evidence to establish the effect of preoperative smoking cessation on postoperative complications and to determine if there is an optimal cessation period before surgery. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of all randomized trials evaluating the effect of smoking cessation on postoperative complications and all observation...