Quitting marijuana before surgery can reduce complications. Marijuana can interfere with anesthesia, leading to higher ...

The concern that stopping smoking shortly before surgery increases postoperative pulmonary complication is unsubstantiated, according to a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic, published in ...

A meta-analysis of nine previous studies found that quitting smoking shortly before surgery was not associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications, according to a study published in ...

Patients who smoked within a month of their cancer surgery had increased risks for complications compared with quitting for at least 4 weeks or never smoking. The risks for complications after cancer ...

I'd like to relay a new medical research article titled "Smoking and Perioperative Outcomes" on smoking and anesthesia from the April 2011 edition of Anesthesiology. One hundred sixty-four thousand ...

Smokers and people who recently quit are more likely to face complications after having an operation than non-smokers, a new study reveals. Experts say there is an urgent need for focussed action to ...