Correlation between smoking status and short-term outcome of thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Smoking habits and preoperative smoking cessation were independently associated with pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. A preoperative smoking cessation period of 2 months or more is preferable for reducing the risk of such complications.PMID:33667462 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.063

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 5, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Takashi Yamamichi Junji Ichinose Naoya Iwamoto Kenshiro Omura Hiroki Ozawa Yasuto Kondo Kohei Hashimoto Yosuke Matsuura Masayuki Nakao Sakae Okumura Mingyon Mun Source Type: research