Tobacco Use is a Modifiable Risk Factor for Post-Transplant Biliary Complications.

David T DulaneyKatherine M DokusScott McIntoshBandar Al-JudaibiGopal A RamarajuKoji TomiyamaMark LevstikRoberto Hernandez-AlejandroMark S OrloffRandeep Kashyap

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)

Smoking status is an independent predictor of post-transplant biliary complications, and the data presented reinforces the importance of early smoking cessation in the pre-transplantation period.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
risk factors
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
artificial intelligence