Four simple steps increase the chances of preoperative smoking cessation

A simple four-part program - including referral to a quit-smoking hotline and a free supply of nicotine patches - can increase the percentage of patients who quit smoking before undergoing surgery, reports a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia , official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society .

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