[Pre-operative smoking cessation does not always reduce the incidence of surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery].

Masui 60(2):180-5 (2011) PMID 21384651

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend pre-operative smoking cessation to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI). However, whether pre-operative smoking cessation reduces the incidence of SSI for gastrointestinal surgery is unclear. We investigated whether pre-operative smoking cessation reduces the incidence of SSI among patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.