Resumen de Helping Smokers Quit Around the Time of Surgery

Dhruv Khullar, Steven A. Schroeder

• 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