Mayo Clinic Study Looks At Vaping, Smoking Before and After Surgery

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The use of e-cigarettes led smokers away from analogs before and after surgery, says a new study from the Mayo Clinic. Researchers studied adult smokers between December 2014 and June 2015 who were scheduled for surgery. According to DailyCaller.com, 75 people in the study were asked to vape instead of smoke. The patients recorded their daily usage and were debriefed at both the 14- and 30-day marks.

Study results included:

• 87 percent tried an e-cigarette


• after 30 days, that percentage fell to 51 percent, but those who stuck with it said they’d continue to vape


• average number of cigarettes consumed fell from 15.6 per person to 7.6, amounting to a 51.3 percent decrease

DailyCaller.com said that the study “will add weight to the arguments made by some public health professionals that e-cigarettes, while not 100 percent safe, can serve as a critical tool to reduce the harms and hazards associated with regular smoking.” However, the researchers say that more work and research needs to be done.

For the full story, visit http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/15/mayo-clinic-e-cigarettes-mitigate-risks-of-smoking-before-and-after-operations/.

Mayo Clinic Study Looks At Vaping, Smoking Before and After Surgery