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ACP Journal Club |20 October 2009

Review: Preoperative smoking cessation interventions reduce postoperative complications

Andrea Truncali, MD, MPH; Scott Sherman, MD, MPH

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Thomsen T, Tønnesen H, Moller AM. Effect of preoperative smoking cessation interventions on postoperative complications and smoking cessation. Br J Surg. 2009;96:451-61. 19358172

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The preoperative period presents a unique window of opportunity to motivate smokers to quit. Patients are engaged in health care and are particularly aware of their potential morbidity and mortality. Providing positive and accessible options during such fear arousal can lead to healthy behavior change (1). The review by Thomsen and colleagues suggests that intensive interventions (weekly counseling plus NRT at 4 to 8 wk before surgery) not only reduce postoperative complications (POCs)...
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Truncali A, Sherman S. Review: Preoperative smoking cessation interventions reduce postoperative complications. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:JC4–4. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-8-200910200-02004

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(8):JC4-4.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-8-200910200-02004

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