What are the effects of smoking on pulmonary functions and arterial blood gases following coronary artery surgery?
Studies have found that smoking has a negative effect on pulmonary functions and arterial blood gases following coronary artery surgery. Arabaci et al. (2003) found that smoking was associated with decreased pulmonary function tests and increased arterial blood gas levels after coronary artery bypass surgery in Turkish patients. FitzGibbon et al. (1987) also found that smoking was associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in coronary artery bypass grafts. Amoroso et al. (2001) found that continued cigarette smoking after coronary artery bypass surgery reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation in internal thoracic artery grafts.