Tobacco Use After Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis of Patient Characteristics, Smoking Cessation Interventions, and Cessation Success Rates

Background. Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the developed world that kills half of all long-term users. Tobacco use after solid organ transplantation is associated with allograft dysfunction, cancer, and reduced overall survival. Methods. In this single-center, retrospective study, we describe the frequency of tobacco use after lung transplantation (LTx), pretransplant patient characteristics associated with tobacco use, and the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of posttransplant tobacco cessation interventions. Results. Four percent of our LTx cohort resumed tobacco use posttransplant. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (P = 0.043), the cessation duration before LTx (P
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—General Source Type: research