Identifying and recruiting smokers for preoperative smoking cessation—a systematic review of methods reported in published studies

Conclusions Published studies often inadequately described the methods for recruiting smokers into preoperative smoking cessation programmes. Although smoking cessation at any time is beneficial, many programmes recruited smokers at times very close to scheduled surgery so that the benefit of preoperative smoking cessation may have not been fully effected. Optimal delivery of preoperative smoking cessation remains challenging, and further research is required to develop effective preoperative cessation programmes for smokers awaiting elective operations.
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research