🚭 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 ℕ𝕠 𝕋𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 𝔻𝕒𝕪 | May 31
Tobacco use is a leading driver of preventable cancer worldwide, accounting for most lung cancer deaths. It also transforms routine surgery into high-risk care.
The science is clear. Research across cancer, colorectal, breast, gastrointestinal, and ambulatory surgery consistently shows higher rates of infection, wound complications, and delayed healing in active smokers. A joint study by the WHO, the University of Newcastle, and the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists found that quitting smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery lowers complication risk and improves recovery.
Every additional tobacco-free week further improves outcomes through better circulation and oxygen delivery.
On this World No Tobacco Day, TORG recognizes tobacco cessation as one of the most effective ways to improve surgical outcomes worldwide, in addition to reducing initiation of tobacco use among young people.
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🌐
The Operating Room Global (TORG)
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