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. 2020 Feb;109(2):e137-e139.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.075. Epub 2019 Oct 3.

Outcomes of an Intensive, Preoperative Smoking Cessation Program

Kayla A Fay  1 , Joseph D Phillips  1 , Rian M Hasson  1 , Alexandra Fannin  1 , Timothy M Millington  1 , David J Finley  2
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Outcomes of an Intensive, Preoperative Smoking Cessation Program

Kayla A Fay et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

The outcomes of an intensive, preoperative 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, and 45 patients (73.7%) in the program were able to quit by surgery. At the 6-month and 1-year follow-up, 29 (64.4%) and 22 patients (48.9%) 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 before surgery.

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