If sustained, these findings could have important implications for our health care delivery systems. No significant differences were observed between groups among any of the baseline demographic and ST use variables. Current cigarette smokers undergoing noncardiac surgery were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a comparison group. The comparison group was given a self-help booklet only. A smoking cessation intervention targeted at smokers hospitalized for noncardiac surgery doubled long-term quit rates.
Surgical hospitalizations provide an opportunity to reach smokers who want to quit smoking.