Helping Smokers Quit Around the Time of Surgery

• Autores: Dhruv Khullar, Steven A. Schroeder
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 10, 2013, págs. 993-994
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Elective surgery offers a powerful opportunity for physicians to help smokers quit, yet 25% to 30% of patients smoke perioperatively, and approximately 10 million patients who smoke undergo surgical procedures annually.1- 2 Approximately 42% of all surgeons and 70% of anesthesiologists do not routinely counsel patients to stop smoking before an operation or do not refer them to appropriate cessation services.3