SynthesisInternational wound journal2022
The effect of preoperative smoking and smoke cessation on wound healing and infection in post-surgery subjects: A meta-analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effect of preoperative smoking and smoke cessation on wound healing and infection in post-surgery subjects: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2022Pooled it
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- RETRACTION: The Effect of Preoperative Smoking and Smoke Cessation on Wound Healing and Infection in Post-Surgery Subjects: A Meta-Analysis.International wound journal · 2025Article
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Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2025-03-26Compromised Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher ·
- Retracted
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
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 January 2022 incorporated 11 trials involving 218 567 subjects after post-surgery at the beginning of the study; 176 670 were smoke cessation or non-smokers, and 41 897 were smokers. Statistical tools like the dichotomous method were used within a random or fixed-influence model to establish the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to evaluate the influence of preoperative smoking and smoke cessation on wound healing and infection in post-surgery subjects. Smoke cessation or non-smokers had significantly lower postoperative wound healing problems (OR, 0.59; 95% confidence interval, 0.43-0.82, P < .001), and surgical site wound infection (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.63-0.87, P < .001) compared with smokers in post-surgery subjects. Smoke cessation or non-smokers had significantly lower postoperative wound healing problems, and surgical site wound infection compared with smokers in post-surgery subjects. Furthermore, evidence is needed to confirm the outcomes.
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