TY - GEN AB - Smoking cigarettes during the perioperative period is associated with many adverse surgical outcomes. Many hospitals, including some Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs), have implemented policies requiring smoking cessation prior to elective surgeries. Rural Veterans are more likely to smoke and have less access to care than their urban counterparts, and thus may be impacted to a greater extent by these policies. AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AU - Young, Allison AU - Golden, Sara AU - Gundle, Kenneth AU - Slatore, Christopher AU - Bailey, Steffani DA - 2022 DO - 10.6083/8s45q953g DO - DOI ID - 9599 KW - Rural Population KW - Smoking Cessation KW - Tobacco KW - Veterans KW - elective surgery L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf N2 - Smoking cigarettes during the perioperative period is associated with many adverse surgical outcomes. Many hospitals, including some Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs), have implemented policies requiring smoking cessation prior to elective surgeries. Rural Veterans are more likely to smoke and have less access to care than their urban counterparts, and thus may be impacted to a greater extent by these policies. PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 T1 - Smoking cessation and elective surgery among rural veterans TI - Smoking cessation and elective surgery among rural veterans UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf Y1 - 2022 ER -