Table 3.

Thoracic Surgeons’ Smoking Cessation Practices

Type of Smoking Cessation Practice	n (%)
Provide smoking cessation counseling
Always	181 (90.5)
Usually	10 (5.0)
Sometimes	8 (4.0)
Rarely	0 (0.0)
Never	1 (0.5)
Refer patients to a smoking cessation program
Always	79 (39.5)
Usually	43 (21.5)
Sometimes	45 (22.5)
Rarely	21 (10.5)
Never	12 (6.0)
Prescribe nicotine replacement therapy
Always	27 (13.5)
Usually	50 (25.0)
Sometimes	67 (33.5)
Rarely	33 (16.5)
Never	23 (11.5)
Prescribe medical therapya
Always	11 (5.5)
Usually	27 (13.5)
Sometimes	72 (36.0)
Rarely	49 (24.5)
Never	41 (20.5)

^aVarenicline (Chantix; Pfizer Inc, Mission, KS) or bupropion (Wellbutrin; GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC).