Does Smoking Status Influence Health-Related Quality of Life Outcome Measures in Patients Undergoing ACDF?

John J ManganDhruv K C GoyalSrikanth N DiviDaniel R BowlesKristen J NicholsonVictor E MujicaThomas J LeeRosalie V DePaolaAustin SalineTaolin FangMatthew S GalettaIan David KayeMark F KurdBarrett I WoodsKris E RadcliffJeffery A RihnD Greg AndersonAlan S HilibrandChristopher K KeplerAlexander R VaccaroGregory D Schroeder

Published in: Global spine journal (2019)

Whereas nonsmokers had higher function and lower pain than former or current smokers preoperatively, smoking status overall was not found to be an independent predictor of outcome scores after ACDF. This supports the notion that smoking status alone should not deter patients from undergoing ACDF for cervical degenerative pathology.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
chronic pain
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
pain management
patient reported outcomes