Relationship of smoking cessation period with the incidence of complications in lung cancer surgery.
Yuka KadomatsuTomoshi SugiyamaKeiyu SatoKeita NakanishiHarushi UenoMasaki GotoNaoki OzekiShota NakamuraKoichi FukumotoToyofumi Fengshi Chen-YoshikawaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
The evidence-based smoking cessation duration that reduces the incidence of complications after thoracic surgery remains unclear. The incidence of postoperative complications was more strongly affected by low pulmonary function than by the duration of preoperative smoking cessation. For patients with marginal indications for surgery, postponing surgery to accommodate a smoking cessation period seemed unnecessary.