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Why does smoking slow wound healing?

Publication: Clinician Reviews
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03
Format: Online - approximately 432 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Why does smoking slow wound healing?(In house: hospital & surgical update)

Article Excerpt
Not surprisingly, smokers who abstain for four weeks before receiving surgical incisions are less likely than continuous smokers to experience wound infection or wound rupture. What was found surprising in a recent study by Danish researchers was that healing rates were similar between abstinent smokers who used a nicotine patch and those who used placebo patches.

In a 15-week study of 48 smokers...

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