From: Perioperative smoking cessation in vascular surgery: challenges with a randomized controlled trial
GSP intervention group N = 11 | Control group N = 17 | |
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Compliant with GSP program | 8 (73) | NR |
Abstinent from tobacco | 3 (27) | 3 (18) |
Wound complication, 30 days* | 5 (45) | 7 (41) |
Surgical complication, 30 days* | 3 (27) | 0 |
General complication, 30 days* | 0 | 1 (6) |
Length of stay, days (range) | 9 (4–17) | 7 (2–30) |
Amputation rate | 0 | 0 |