Smoking is not associated with wound complications in augmented urethroplasty: a NSQIP analysis
Cahill E, Islam R, Chua K, Balraj V, Boyle J, Patel H, Kaldany A, Doppalapudi S, Velez D, Tunuguntla H, Sterling J. Smoking is not associated with wound complications in augmented urethroplasty: a NSQIP analysis. International Urology And Nephrology 2024, 56: 3479-3484. PMID: 38811450, DOI: 10.1007/s11255-024-04085-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factors associated with wound complicationsFactors associated with wound complicationsAssociated with wound complicationsAugmentation urethroplastyWound complicationsMultivariate logistic regressionMethodsThe National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePredictors of wound complicationsQuality Improvement Program databaseAssociated with increased wound complicationsPrimary anastomosis urethroplastyLogistic regressionLonger operative timeNo significant differenceMale patientsThirty-dayAugmented groupHigher BMISmoking historyUrethroplastyProgram databaseCurrent smokersComplicationsOperative time
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