Nicotine and Cotinine Induce Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation-Potential Risk for Impaired Wound Healing in Smokers

• Main Authors: Romina H. Aspera-Werz (Author), Jonas Mück (Author), Caren Linnemann (Author), Moritz Herbst (Author), Christoph Ihle (Author), Tina Histing (Author), Andreas K. Nussler (Author), Sabrina Ehnert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Smoking undoubtedly affects human health. Investigating 2318 representative patients at a level 1 trauma center identified delayed wound healing, tissue infections, and/or sepsis as main complications in smokers following trauma and orthopedic surgery. Therefore, smoking cessation is strongly advise...