Health care costs higher for former, current smokers in year after surgery

Health care costs in the first year after an inpatient surgical procedure are higher for former and current smokers compared with patients who never smoked, according to a study by David O. Warner, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and colleagues. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of complications in surgical patients, according to the study background. The study involved patients who underwent surgery at Mayo Clinic hospitals between April 2008 and December 2009. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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