Decreased pain tolerance before surgery and increased postoperative narcotic requirements in abstinent tobacco smokers.

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, smokers deprived of cigarettes exhibited decreased pain tolerance before surgery and required a larger quantity of postoperative extra morphine equivalent than non-smokers. Health care providers must be aware of the potential for increased narcotic requirements in smokers.
PMID: 29121531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Addictive Behaviors - October 28, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Shen L, Wei K, Chen Q, Qiu H, Tao Y, Yao Q, Song J, Li C, Zhao L, Liu Y, Lu Z Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research