Outcomes of an Intensive, Pre-Operative Smoking Cessation Program.

Outcomes of an Intensive, Pre-Operative Smoking Cessation Program. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct 03;: Authors: Fay KA, Phillips JD, Hasson RM, Fannin A, Millington TM, Finley DJ Abstract The outcomes of an intensive, pre-operative smoking cessation program in patients undergoing lung resection were evaluated. Of 340 patients undergoing resection, 82 were currently smoking. Sixty-one were involved in our smoking cessation program. Forty-five patients in the program (73.7%) were able to quit by surgery. At 6-month and 1-year follow-up, 29 (64.4%) and 22 (48.9%) patients abstained from smoking. An intensive smoking cessation program in the perioperative period demonstrated a high success rate, with good results up to 1 year postoperatively for those able to quit prior to surgery. PMID: 31586615 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research