Stopping smoking shortly before surgery is not associated with increased postoperative complications

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 19:31 in Health & Medicine

A meta-analysis of nine previous studies found that quitting smoking shortly before surgery was not associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications, according to a new study.

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