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Risk reduction before surgery. The role of the primary care provider in preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation
BACKGROUND: Daily smokers and hazardous drinkers are high-risk patients, developing 2-4 times more complications after surgery. Preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation for four to eight weeks prior to surgery halves this complication rate. The patients' preoperative contact with the surgical...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462417 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-121 |