Behavior, knowledge, and attitude of surgeons and patients toward preoperative smoking cessation

Behavior, knowledge, and attitude of surgeons and patients toward preoperative smoking cessation

Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for postoperative complications. Quitting smoking prior to surgery helps overcome those complications. Problem: Surgeons' attention for educating their patients about the importance of smoking cessation prior to surgery is one of the mos...

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Main Authors: Waseem M Hajjar, Sami A Al-Nassar, Reem M Alahmadi, Shahad M Almohanna, Sara M Alhilali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Smoking cessation
surgical complications
tobacco smoking
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2016;volume=11;issue=2;spage=132;epage=140;aulast=Hajjar

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