A Pilot Study of a Standardized Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Vascular Disease
Rajaee S, Holder T, Indes JE, Muhs B, Sarac T, Sumpio B, Toll BA, Ochoa Chaar CI. A Pilot Study of a Standardized Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Vascular Disease. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 61: 91-99.e3. PMID: 31449932, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation interventionIntervention groupSurgery providersPrimary outcomeCessation interventionsExact testBrief smoking cessation counselingCurrent smoking cessation practicesCarbon monoxide breath testingSmoking cessation counselingSmoking cessation practicesVascular surgery serviceSmoking cessation counseling sessionsTertiary care centerFree nicotine patchesSmoking cessation programOpen surgical proceduresOutpatient smoking cessation programFisher's exact testCessation counselingVascular complicationsStandard careNicotine patchNicotine replacementVascular patients