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Abstinence From Smoking Reduces Incisional Wound Infection

2003547 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Lars Tue Sørensen · Wound Healing Society

Tonny Karlsmark · Wound Healing Society

Finn Gottrup · Wound Healing Society

Abstract

Smokers have a higher wound infection rate than never-smokers and 4 weeks of abstinence from smoking reduces the incidence of wound infections.

Topics & Keywords

Wound Healing and Treatments Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Surgical site infection prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 238, Issue 1, pp. 1-5

DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000074980.39700.31

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 15.23

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