Open AccessA Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Smoking-Cessation Interventions Prior to Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
Author(s) -
Thompson Zhuang,
Seul Ku,
Lauren M. Shapiro,
Serena S. Hu,
Akaila Cabell,
Robin N. Kamal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 260
eISSN - 1058-2436
pISSN - 0021-9355
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.20.00393
Subject(s) - varenicline , medicine , smoking cessation , bupropion , nicotine replacement therapy , quality adjusted life year , psychological intervention , cost effectiveness , physical therapy , psychiatry , risk analysis (engineering) , pathology
Smoking cessation represents an opportunity to reduce both short and long-term effects of smoking on complications after lumbar fusion and smoking-related morbidity and mortality. However, the cost-effectiveness of smoking-cessation interventions prior to lumbar fusion is not fully known.