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A programme for reducing smoking in pre‐operative surgical patients: randomised controlled trial *
Author(s) -
Wolfenden L.,
Wiggers J.,
Knight J.,
Campbell E.,
Rissel C.,
Kerridge R.,
Spigelman A. D.,
Moore K.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04070.x
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , general surgery , surgery
Summary We assessed the efficacy of a comprehensive programme for stopping smoking in 210 smokers scheduled for surgery, before admission and 3 months after attending a pre‐operative clinic. Participants were randomly allocated to receive an intervention incorporating nicotine replacement therapy for patients smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day (‘dependent smokers’), or to a control group to receive usual care. Dependent smokers allocated to the intervention group were more likely to report abstinence before surgery than those allocated to receive usual‐care (63 (73%) vs. 29 (56%), respectively; OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.0–4.8)), and 3 months after attendance (16 (18%) vs. 3 (5%), respectively; OR = 3.9 (95% CI 1.0–21.7).