The benefits of preoperative smoking cessation on abdominal wall reconstruction outcomes: An examination of abstinent versus never smokers.
William R LorenzAlexis M HollandSamantha W KerrBrittany S MeadGregory T ScarolaKent W KercherVedra A AugensteinB Todd HenifordPublished in: American journal of surgery (2024)
Despite greater patient and hernia complexity, smoking cessation appears to result in similar outcomes to never-smokers in this AWR population.