6-week smoking cessation program yields lower postoperative complication rates in smokers .
Effect of smoking cessation intervention on results of acute fracture surgery: a randomized controlled trial
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Jun;92(6):1335-42105 smokers with acute fracture of the lower or upper extremity, requiring surgical intervention and treated no more than two days prior to inclusion, were randomized to undergo a structured smoking cessation program for a period of 6 weeks or to continue as per usual. At 6 to 12 weeks follow up the postoperative complications were significantly reduced when smoking cessation was implemented immediately after emergency fracture surgery.
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