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Increased respiratory symptoms following surgery in children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. 2003

Robert A Drongowski, and Donald Lee, and Paul I Reynolds, and Shobha Malviya, and Carroll M Harmon, and James Geiger, and Joseph L Lelli, and Arnold G Coran
University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0245, USA. bobd@umich.edu

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine if children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) via parental smoking (ETS+) developed more respiratory symptoms resulting in longer recovery times following surgical outpatient procedures compared with children of nonsmoking parents (ETS-). METHODS One hundred and forty six children (4.9 +/- 3 years) undergoing inguinal hernia repair were prospectively studied. Parental smoking behaviour was determined by survey and urine analysis. Seven respiratory symptoms were evaluated during induction and emergence from anaesthesia and during the recovery room (RR) stay. RESULTS Fifty-seven (39%) families admitted a smoking history while 89 (61%) denied it. This strongly correlated with the cotinine/creatinine ratio (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.76; P = 0.01). ETS exposure was associated with an increased frequency of RR symptoms (ETS+: 56%; ETS-: 31%; P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS In children undergoing general anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair, ETS exposure was associated with an increased frequency of respiratory symptoms during emergence from anaesthesia and during postoperative recovery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009538 Nicotine Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission. Nicotine is also important medically because of its presence in tobacco smoke. Nicotine Bitartrate,Nicotine Tartrate
D010290 Parents Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012120 Respiration Disorders Diseases of the respiratory system in general or unspecified or for a specific respiratory disease not available. Disorder, Respiration,Disorders, Respiration,Respiration Disorder
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003367 Cotinine The N-glucuronide conjugate of cotinine is a major urinary metabolite of NICOTINE. It thus serves as a biomarker of exposure to tobacco SMOKING. It has CNS stimulating properties. Scotine
D003404 Creatinine Creatinine Sulfate Salt,Krebiozen,Salt, Creatinine Sulfate,Sulfate Salt, Creatinine
D005260 Female Females

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