CONTEXT: Smoking habit at the time of surgery is associated with higher perioperative complications and mortality across different types of surgeries. In recent years, several studies have attempted to explore the influence of smoking on perioperative outcomes following radical cystectomy (RC) for urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) with contradictory results. OBJECTIVE: To systematically investigate and meta-analyze the association between smoking habit and perioperative morbidity and mortality in UBC patients treated with RC. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A systematic review of the literature published between January 2000 and January 2020 investigating the impact of smoking habit on perioperative outcomes of patients treated with RC for UBC was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Overall, 27 articles involving 27 854 patients were included in the systematic review, and of these, 11 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The studies included showed a moderate to high risk of bias. Smoking status (smokers vs nonsmokers) was significantly associated with the onset of major postoperative complications (hazard ratio [HR] 1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.51-2.32; I2 = 0%), infections (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.02-1.72; I2 = 66.2%), and mortality (HR 1.84, 95% CI 1.14-2.98; I2 = 4.9%). CONCLUSIONS: Smoking status at the time of RC is associated with increased risk for major postoperative complications, infections, and mortality. These results suggest the need for strict postoperative monitoring in smokers due to the increased risk of experiencing adverse events and underline the need for intensive smoking cessation interventions in the preoperative setting. PATIENT SUMMARY: In this study, we reviewed the impact of smoking habit on perioperative outcomes following radical cystectomy (RC). Based on the available data, the impact of smoking on morbidity and mortality after RC is significant and relevant; as such, every effort should be made in the preoperative setting to encourage smoking cessation.

Department of Urology and Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria

Department of Urology and Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria; Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medical College New York NY USA; Department of Urology University of Texas Southwestern Dallas TX USA; Department of Urology 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czech Republic; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health 1 M Sechenov 1st Moscow State Medical University Moscow Russia; Department of Urology University of Jordan Amman Jordan; European Association of Urology research foundation Arnhem The Netherlands

Department of Urology Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital APHP Paris University Paris France

Department of Urology Careggi Hospital University of Florence Florence Italy

Department of Urology University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf Hamburg Germany

Department of Urology Urological Research Institute San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy

Division of Urology Department of Surgical Sciences University of Studies of Torino Turin Italy

Division of Urology European Institute of Oncology IRCCS Milan Italy

Klinik für Urologie Luzerner Kantonsspital Lucerne Switzerland

Urology GRC 5 PREDICTIVE ONCO URO AP HP Sorbonne University Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital Paris France

USC Institute of Urology and Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA

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