Preoperative smoking status was not observed to be associated with postoperative mortality , cardiovascular complications , bleedings , anastomotic leakage , or allograft rejection .
CONCLUSIONS Preoperative smoking was found to be associated with an increased risk of the following postoperative complications : general morbidity , wound complications , general infections , pulmonary complications , neurological complications , and admission to the intensive care unit
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review and summarize the evidence of an association between preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications elaborated on complication type .
BACKGROUND The conclusions of studies examining the association between preoperative smoking and postoperative complications are inconsistent , thus there is a need for a review and meta- analysis to summarize the existing evidence .
Risk factors for surgical-site infections in head and neck cancer surgery
Objective The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for surgical-site infections ( SSIs ) in patients with head and neck cancer su bmi tted to major clean-contaminated surgery . Study Design This is a prospect i ve study conducted in a tertiary cancer center hospital . Subjects and Methods This study includes 258 patients su bmi tted to a major clean-contaminated head and neck oncologic surgery .  Results The overall SSI rate was 38.8 % . The univariate analysis showed the following significant risk factors : race , tobacco consumption , clinical stage , comorbidities , time duration of the surgical procedure , and flap reconstruction . The final model by logistic regression identified the following independent predictors for SSI : tobacco consumption ( odds ratio [ OR ] = 2.96 ) , presence of metastatic lymph nodes ( OR = 2.05 ) , flap reconstruction ( OR = 2.20 ) , and antimicrobial prophylaxis exceeding 48 hours ( OR=1.89 ) . Conclusion The high-risk patients for SSI in head and neck oncologic surgery were those with cancer at advanced stages , those who were smokers , those presenting comorbidities , those who needed major reconstruction of the surgical wound , or those who were su bmi tted to inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis
Preoperative smoking status was not observed to be associated with postoperative mortality , cardiovascular complications , bleedings , anastomotic leakage , or allograft rejection .
CONCLUSIONS Preoperative smoking was found to be associated with an increased risk of the following postoperative complications : general morbidity , wound complications , general infections , pulmonary complications , neurological complications , and admission to the intensive care unit
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review and summarize the evidence of an association between preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications elaborated on complication type .
BACKGROUND The conclusions of studies examining the association between preoperative smoking and postoperative complications are inconsistent , thus there is a need for a review and meta- analysis to summarize the existing evidence .