The impact of smoking on inguinal hernia repair outcomes: a meta-analysis of multivariable-adjusted studies.

Patricia Marcolin Bruna Oliveira Trindade Sarah Bueno Motter Gabriela Rangel BrandãoN MesserSergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)

Smoking was associated with a three-fold increase in recurrence. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of preoperative smoking cessation on reducing recurrence.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
case control
free survival
patients undergoing
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss