Smoking cessation and elective surgery: the cleanest cut

Peters, Matthew J; Morgan, Lucy C; Gluch, Laurence

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05963.x

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Smokers who undergo surgery have higher risks and are a greater burden on healthcare resources. Is it acceptable to give them lower priority on surgical waiting lists?

Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW.

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