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Medicine

Preoperative Smoking Cessation and Its Impact on Surgical Complications

Quick fact

Patients who stop smoking at least four weeks before surgery reduce their risk of wound complications and infections by approximately 50% compared to those who continue smoking.

Why this is interesting

You've been told to quit smoking before surgery, but does it really matter? What if stopping for a few weeks could cut your risk of complications by half?