Abstract
Tobacco smoking is not only a risk factor for pancreatic cancer but also for various perioperative complications. However, the effects of smoking during the perioperative period of pancreatic cancer have been not reported. Therefore, we performed an analysis of the relationship between smoking and the perioperative course of pancreatic cancer. Between April 2005 and March 2011, 96 pancreatic cancer patients underwent pancreatic resection in Kumamoto University Hospital. Seventeen parameters were analyzed. Smoking was a significant risk factor for surgical site infection, but did not influence circulatory, brain, or respiratory complications, the period of hospitalization, or prognosis. We review the influence of smoking in pancreatic cancer patients during the perioperative period.