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Title
Effect of preoperative smoking intervention on postoperative complications: a randomised clinical trial.
Authors
Møller, Ann M; Villebro, Nete; Pedersen, Tom; Tønnesen, Hanne
Abstract
Smokers are at higher risk of cardiopulmonary and wound-related postoperative complications than non-smokers. Our aim was to investigate the effect of preoperative smoking intervention on the frequency of postoperative complications in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement.