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).
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Skaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
Reg Orebro, Univ Hlth Care Res Ctr, Orebro, Sweden
Orebro Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, SE-70182 Orebro, SwedenSkaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
Wennberg, Par
Norlin, Rolf
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Capio Movement, Halmstad, Sweden
Orebro Univ Hosp, Dept Orthoped, Orebro, Sweden
Orebro Univ, Orebro, SwedenSkaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
Norlin, Rolf
Herlitz, Johan
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Univ Coll Boras, Ctr Prehosp Res Western Sweden, Boras, Sweden
Sahlgrens Univ Hosp, Ctr Prehosp Res Western Sweden, Gothenburg, SwedenSkaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
Herlitz, Johan
Sarenmalm, Elisabeth Kenne
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Skaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, SwedenSkaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
Sarenmalm, Elisabeth Kenne
Moller, Margareta
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Reg Orebro, Univ Hlth Care Res Ctr, Orebro, Sweden
Orebro Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, SE-70182 Orebro, SwedenSkaraborg Hosp, Ctr Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden