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 .
Smoking is not a predictor of mortality and morbidity following coronary artery bypass grafting.
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the significant differences in preoperative and operative characteristics , and postoperative outcomes in patients having coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG ) who are smokers and in those who are not smokers . METHODS Data were collected prospect ively in all ( 2916 ) patients having their first CABG .  The patients were cared for in a regional medical center by private physicians . No operations were denied because of smoking status . Smokers differed from nonsmokers in several characteristics . RESULTS Analysis of morbidity and mortality showed no instance in which smokers fared worse than nonsmokers . Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that smoking was not predictive of mortality . Smoking was not predictive of morbidity except that it was predictive of less probability of need for intra-aortic balloon pump ( 7.5 % in nonsmokers and 4.7 % in smokers ) . We then created groups of smokers and nonsmokers that were individually matched for age and sex . Analysis of the matched groups of smokers and nonsmokers showed that there was no significant difference in the incidence or magnitude of preoperative and operative factors except that recent myocardial infa rct ion was more common in smokers . Nonsmokers had greater weight , body mass index ( obesity ) , and ejection fraction . There was no difference in smokers and nonsmokers in mortality or morbidity at the 99 % confidence level . CONCLUSION We conclude that there is no need to delay CABG for the patients who are smokers
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 .