The association of nicotine replacement therapy with outcomes among smokers hospitalized for a major surgical procedure.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first large observational study of surgical patients to demonstrate that perioperative NRT is not associated with adverse outcomes following surgery. These results strengthen the evidence that NRT should be prescribed routinely in the perioperative period.
PMID: 31790653 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - November 28, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Stefan MS, Pack Q, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Bernstein SL, Raghunathan K, Nason KS, Lindenauer PK Tags: Chest Source Type: research