Non-tobacco nicotine products include products such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. Researchers examined whether dependence on these products was associated with outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, a common type of knee surgery.
After matching patients with similar characteristics, each group included 9,594 people. Those with non-tobacco nicotine dependence had higher rates of emergency and outpatient visits, pneumonia, opioid prescriptions and later meniscus surgery.
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View Original SourcePeople may not always mention vaping or nicotine-pouch use when preparing for surgery because these products do not involve smoking tobacco.
This study suggests that healthcare professionals may need to consider all forms of nicotine use when assessing patients before surgery.
As non-tobacco nicotine products become more common, healthcare systems may need to improve screening and patient education about nicotine use before medical procedures.
The authors recommend preoperative nicotine screening and patient education. More research is needed to determine whether nicotine itself directly causes the observed differences in outcomes.
اس تحقیق میں گھٹنے کی ایک عام سرجری کروانے والے مریضوں کا جائزہ لیا گیا۔ نکوٹین پر انحصار رکھنے والے 9,594 مریضوں کا اسی طرح کے 9,594 دوسرے مریضوں سے موازنہ کیا گیا۔
نکوٹین والے گروپ میں 90 دن کے اندر ایمرجنسی اور دوسرے طبی دورے اور نمونیا زیادہ دیکھا گیا۔ ایک سال کے دوران اوپیئڈ ادویات کے نسخے بھی زیادہ تھے، جبکہ ایک اور دو سال بعد گھٹنے کے مینیسکس کی دوبارہ سرجری کی شرح بھی زیادہ تھی۔ چونکہ یہ میڈیکل ریکارڈز پر مبنی مشاہداتی تحقیق تھی، اس سے یہ ثابت نہیں ہوتا کہ تمام فرق براہ راست نکوٹین کی وجہ سے ہوئے۔
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