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  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Public Health

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  • Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases.
  • Smoking increases postoperative morbidity and mortality, particularly in abdominal and colorectal surgery.
  • Preoperative smoking cessation can mitigate these surgical risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the impact of smoking on postoperative outcomes.
  • To highlight the benefits of smoking cessation before surgery.
  • To review interventions for preoperative smoking reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on smoking, cessation, and surgical outcomes.
  • Analysis of the effectiveness of combined interventions (nicotine replacement, pharmacotherapy, counseling).
  • Examination of smoking cessation rates in surgical patients versus the general population.

Main Results:

  • Smoking cessation in the weeks preceding surgery lowers postoperative complications.
  • Surgical patients demonstrate higher cessation rates, indicating a critical window for intervention.
  • Combined interventions are effective for sustained smoking cessation.

Conclusions:

  • Surgeons must screen patients for smoking and provide cessation resources.
  • The preoperative period is an opportune time to motivate and support smoking cessation.
  • Effective interventions can improve surgical outcomes by reducing smoking-related risks.