Objective: The aim was to clarify how smoking and nicotine affects wound healing processes
and to establish if smoking cessation and nicotine replacement therapy reverse the …

Objectives To clarify the evidence on smoking and postoperative healing complications
across surgical specialties and to determine the impact of perioperative smoking cessation …

Understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of normal wound healing and potential
impediments to its end will allow the plastic surgeon to maximize postoperative outcomes …

■ ABSTRACT Chronic wounds are rising in prevalence and creating significant
socioeconomic burdens for patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Therefore, it is now …

Cigarette smoking has been associated with significant morbidity affecting all systems of the
body, including the integumentary system. We review the many dermatologic hazards of …

Background The epidermal barrier functions to limit skin infection and inflammation by
inhibiting irritant and immunogen invasion. Abundant evidence suggests that psychological …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative wound disruption and tissue-destructive disorders are more
frequent in smokers than in nonsmokers. Impaired wound healing and altered connective …

A meta‐analysis was performed to evaluate the preoperative smoking and smoke cessation
on wound healing and infection in post‐surgery subjects. A systematic literature search up to …

Background Surgical-site infections (SSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality,
increasing the length and cost of hospitalization. In patients undergoing spine surgery, there …

Similar to emotions, stress consists of characteristic physiological, affective, cognitive and
behavioural changes that can affect well-being whether or not successful adaption is …