Table 4.
Smoking Cessation Practices Among Thoracic Surgeons Who Require Patients to Quit and Those Who Do Not
| Surgeons Require Patients to Quit Smoking | |||
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| Smoking Cessation Practices | Yes | No | |
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| n (%) | n (%) | p Value | |
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| Provide smoking cessation counseling | 0.3 | ||
| Always | 76 (95.0) | 105 (87.5) | |
| Usually | 2 (2.5) | 8 (6.7) | |
| Sometimes | 2 (2.5) | 6 (5.0) | |
| Rarely | 0 | 0 | |
| Never | 0 | 1 (0.8) | |
| Refer patients to smoking cessation program | 0.9 | ||
| Always | 33 (41.3) | 46 (38.3) | |
| Usually | 17 (21.3) | 26 (21.7) | |
| Sometimes | 19 (23.8) | 26 (21.7) | |
| Rarely | 8 (10.0) | 13 (10.8) | |
| Never | 3 (3.8) | 9 (7.5) | |
| Prescribe nicotine replacement therapy | 0.01 | ||
| Always | 17 (21.3) | 10 (8.3) | |
| Usually | 24 (30.0) | 26 (21.7) | |
| Sometimes | 25 (31.3) | 42 (35.0) | |
| Rarely | 8 (10.0) | 25 (20.8) | |
| Never | 6 (7.5) | 17 (14.2) | |
| Prescribe medical therapya | 0.02 | ||
| Always | 7 (8.8) | 4 (3.3) | |
| Usually | 15 (18.8) | 12 (10.0) | |
| Sometimes | 33 (41.3) | 39 (32.5) | |
| Rarely | 13 (16.3) | 36 (30.0) | |
| Never | 12 (15.0) | 29 (24.2) | |
a
Varenicline (Chantix; Pfizer Inc, Mission, KS) or bupropion (Wellbutrin; GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC).