Open AccessBehavior, knowledge, and attitude of surgeons and patients toward preoperative smoking cessation
Author(s) -
Waseem Hajjar,
Sami Alnassar,
Reem Alahmadi,
Shahad M Almohanna,
Sara AlHilali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.180021
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , pathology
Tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for postoperative complications. Quitting smoking prior to surgery helps overcome those complications.