Association of Smoking With Postprocedural Complications Following Open and Endovascular Interventions for Intermittent Claudication.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Smoking is a key modifiable risk factor in the development and progression of peripheral artery disease, which often manifests as intermittent claudication (IC). Smoking cessation is a first-line therapy for IC, yet a minority of patients quit smoking prior to elective revascularization.

Objective

To assess if preprocedural smoking is associated with an increased risk of early postprocedural complications following elective open and endovascular revascularization.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used nearest-neighbor (1:1) propensity score matching of 2011 to 2019 data from the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program, including all cases with a primary diagnosis of IC and excluding emergent cases, primary proc

SUBMITTER: Reitz KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495608 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature