Acute effects of cigarette smoking on microcirculation of the thumb

The acute effect of smoking on the microcirculation of the skin of the thumb was investigated in healthy volunteers. Twenty-two were smokers and 10 were non-smokers. The flow was assessed by means of laser Doppler flowmetry. The smokers inhaled 2 cigarettes. During smoking of their first and second...

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Published inBritish journal of plastic surgery Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 9 - 11
Main Authors van Adrichem, L.N.A., Hovius, S.E.R., van Strik, R., van der Meulen, J.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1992
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Microcirculation - physiology
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care
Preoperative Care
Smoking - physiopathology
Smoking Cessation
Surgical Flaps
Thumb - blood supply
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
Wound Healing - physiology
Sonography
Human
Microcirculation
Pumice
Tobacco smoking
Skin
Hemodynamics
Blood flow
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Summary:The acute effect of smoking on the microcirculation of the skin of the thumb was investigated in healthy volunteers. Twenty-two were smokers and 10 were non-smokers. The flow was assessed by means of laser Doppler flowmetry. The smokers inhaled 2 cigarettes. During smoking of their first and second cigarette respectively, a mean decrease in laser Doppler flow of 23.8% and 29.0% was seen (p = 0.03; p = 0.01). Ten minutes after smoking this decrease was recovered by half. This experiment confirms that one should prohibit smoking of cigarettes pre- and postoperatively for optimal wound healing conditions.
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ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/0007-1226(92)90106-8