Temporary Perioperative Tobacco Cessation: A Literature Review

We examined the literature from June 1989 to July 2017 regarding various tobacco cessation time frames for perioperative patients, searching MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), the Cochrane Collaboration, and various online-only journals accessed through Google Scholar. We reviewed evidence from 15 studies that report wide variability in recommended time frames (eg, four to six months) for perioperative tobacco cessation.
Source: AORN Journal - Category: Nursing Source Type: research