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Cigarettes
Tobacco
Abstinence from smoking for 8wks required to decrease morbidity from respiratory complications to a rate similar to that of non-smokers.
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Sep 05, 2011
Carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) levels may reach 5–15% in heavy smokers, reducing oxygen carriage by the blood. COHb has similar absorption spectrum to oxyHb and may cause falsely high oxygen saturation readings.
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May 18, 2011
Maintaining spontaneous breathing via an ETT or LMA may be difficult due to airway irritation—try LA to the cords, opioids, relaxants, & IPPV
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Jul 21, 2011
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Smokers are more susceptible to respiratory events during anaesthesia and to postoperative atelectasis/pneumonia. Abdominal or thoracic surgery and obesity increase these risks. #ref
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Jul 21, 2011