{"id":3767,"date":"2025-04-23T06:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:42:55","slug":"tudy-urges-better-smoking-cessation-support-for-surgery-patients-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=3767","title":{"rendered":"Study Urges Better Smoking Cessation Support for Surgery Patients in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new study published in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lanepe.2025.101282\">The Lancet Regional Health &#8211; Europe<\/a>&nbsp;reveals that smokers and recent ex-smokers face higher risks of complications after elective surgery compared to non-smokers. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), found that nearly 20% of elective surgery patients in Europe are current smokers, with younger and male patients disproportionately affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, part of the CASCADE cohort, analyzed data from 16,327 patients across 442 hospitals in 29 European countries. It highlighted that current smokers and those who quit within a year before surgery had significantly higher odds of postoperative complications, including extended hospital stays. Notably, smoking rates were highest among younger adults (26.8% in ages 18-40) and male patients (22.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sivesh Kamarajah, the lead author, emphasized the need for stronger smoking cessation programs, stating,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Embedding these strategies into elective surgical systems could improve outcomes and reduce costs for healthcare providers like the NHS.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;The findings challenge current guidelines, which recommend quitting six weeks before surgery, as complications persisted even up to a year after cessation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Europe having the highest regional smoking prevalence globally, the study underscores the urgency of integrating smoking cessation support into preoperative care. Such measures could enhance surgical outcomes and long-term health while alleviating the burden on healthcare systems. Future research may explore optimal timing for quitting smoking before surgery to minimize risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study published in&nbsp;The Lancet Regional Health &#8211; Europe&nbsp;reveals that smokers and recent ex-smokers face higher risks of complications after elective surgery compared to non-smokers. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), found that nearly 20% of elective surgery patients in Europe are current [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1565],"tags":[1574,1566,1575,1572],"class_list":["post-3767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-medicine","tag-complications","tag-health-medicine","tag-outcomes","tag-smoking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3769,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767\/revisions\/3769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}