TY - GEN 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. DO - 10.6083/8s45q953g DO - DOI 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 T1 - Smoking cessation and elective surgery among rural veterans DA - 2022 AU - Young, Allison AU - Golden, Sara AU - Gundle, Kenneth AU - Slatore, Christopher AU - Bailey, Steffani L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 ID - 9599 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf KW - Rural Population KW - Smoking Cessation KW - Tobacco KW - Veterans KW - elective surgery TI - Smoking cessation and elective surgery among rural veterans Y1 - 2022 L2 - 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 UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9599/files/Young-Allison-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf ER -