Smoking, Anesthesia & Surgery

Why you need to stop smoking now, especially if you’re going under soon. Content courtesy of the American Society of Anesthesiologists November 19, 2009 If you smoke, anesthesiologists recommend that you stop smoking before surgery and stay off cigarettes until at least one week after surgery.

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