Background Smoking is a known neurotoxin that has been shown to negatively impact
neurological function and recovery in multiple animal studies. Patients who smoke have …

Introduction: Smoking, while detrimental to health in any population, has greater health
implications for those with spinal cord injury (SCI) because of additional risks posed by SCI …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare
outcomes of surgical treatment of cervical myelopathy between smokers and nonsmokers as …

Objective: Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) have been shown to have rates of smoking
as high as or higher than the general population. As those with SCI are at increased risk for …

Objective: The purposes of this study were to assess (i) prevalence of smoking in a
population-based cohort of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI),(ii) history of quit attempts …

Objective To find out the actual state of smoking, which is one of major risk factors of
cardiovascular diseases after spinal cord injury (SCI), of community-dwelling persons with …

Objective: The objective of this study is to identify changes in the prevalence of cigarette
smoking approximately 1 year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord …

METHODS: A total of 473 patients enrolled in a prospective longitudinal registry undergoing
cervical degeneration surgery over a period of 1 year were included in the study. Smoking …

Objective: To determine the impact of smoking on intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes in
patients who underwent operative fixation for spine trauma. Design: Retrospective cohort …

Objective: Little is known about those veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders
(SCI/D) who smoke cigarettes. This study identified the factors associated with smoking in …