Perioperative smoking cessation in vascular surgery: challenges with a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of intensive smoking cessation programs on postoperative complications has never before been assessed in soft tissue surgery when smoking cessation is initiated on the day of surgery.

Methods

A single-blinded randomized clinical trial conducted at two vascular surgery departments in Denmark. The intervention group was offered the Gold Standard Program (GSP) for smoking cessation intervention. The control group was offered the departments' standard care. Inclusion criteria were patients with planned open peripheral vascular surgery and who were daily smokers. According to the power calculation a total of 144 patients were needed in the trial.

Results

Due to slow patient inclusion, the trial was terminated prior to fulfilling the power calculation.

SUBMITTER: Kehlet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4595121 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature