Peri-operative tobacco cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Tobacco smoking is associated with a substantially increased risk of postoperative complications. The peri-operative period offers a unique opportunity to support patients to stop tobacco smoking, avoid complications and improve long-term health. This systematic review provides an up-to-date summary of the evidence for tobacco cessation interventions in surgical patients. We conducted a systematic search of randomised controlled trials of tobacco cessation interventions in the peri-operative period. Quantitative synthesis of the abstinence outcomes data was by random-effects meta-analysis. The primary outcome of the meta-analysis was abstinence at the time of surgery, and the secondary outcome was abstinence at 12 months. Thirty-eight studies are included in the review (7310 randomised par

SUBMITTER: Harrogate S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952322 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature