Must Stop Smoking - Study Finds Smokers' Surgical Outcomes Riddled With Severe Complications And Even Death

Results from a clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 found that smokers have significantly more complications post-surgery than non-smokers, including a higher death rate. "Previous research told us that comprehensive warnings about the dangers of tobacco can change attitudes towards smoking, especially among patients coming in for surgery," said Alparslan Turan, M.D...