2023
Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Breast Surgery Outcomes
Patel S, Junn A, Sasson D, Dinis J, Duan K, Islam S, Fucito L, Bernstein S, Hsia H. Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Breast Surgery Outcomes. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2023, 40: 239-244. PMID: 37467771, DOI: 10.1055/a-2133-1130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine replacement therapyNRT usageNRT useSurgical complicationsCessation therapyBreast surgeryReplacement therapyEffect of NRTYale New Haven Health SystemMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast surgery outcomesTobacco smoke intakeRetrospective chart reviewType of surgeryBody mass indexSmoking cessation therapyLogistic regression modelsPostoperative complicationsChart reviewPostoperative outcomesSmoke intakeComplication dataMass indexSmoking statusFat necrosis
2021
Preoperative contingency management intervention for smoking abstinence in cancer patients: trial protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baker NL, Palmer AM, Foster MG, Warren GW, Bernstein SL, Toll BA. Preoperative contingency management intervention for smoking abstinence in cancer patients: trial protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e051226. PMID: 34187835, PMCID: PMC8245459, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking abstinenceSelf-reported smoking abstinenceCancer-specific mortalityNicotine replacement therapyTime of surgeryDay of surgerySmoking cessation treatmentCancer treatment toxicitiesSouth Carolina Institutional Review BoardEffect of CMBreath carbon monoxideContingency management interventionCO breath testInstitutional review boardSubstantial health risksOperable cancerContinued smokingPeer-reviewed journalsPreoperative periodStandard careSurgical complicationsTreatment toxicitySecondary malignanciesCessation treatmentReplacement therapy