Smokers should stop 1 month before surgery W.H.O.
Smokers Should Quit at Least 4 Weeks Before Surgery, W.H.O. says – New York Times
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“Smoking adversely affects cardiovascular function and the ability of tissues to heal. That’s because the carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduces the oxygen needed for normal cell function. Nicotine is also thought to stymie the clumping of the blood platelets that aid healing.”
“Surgery itself is an assault on the body and your recovery is going to be that much harder if you smoke,”
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Increased Risk if smoke before surgery
| ** | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 X | general morbidity/total complications | |
| 2.5 X | wound complications | |
| 2.1 X | general infections | |
| 2.5 X | pulmonary complications | |
| 2.7 X | neurological complications | |
| 1.6 X | ICU after surgery | ** |
Example W.H.O. study
No mention of Vitamin D in the W.H.O. study
Smoking is known to reduce Vitamin D levels by 10 ng
Perhaps not smoking for a month may raise vitamin D level by 10 ng
Smoking reduces vitamin D - many studies contains the following
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