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. 2013 Apr 5;31(4):269–271. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(03)79170-7

Programa de deshabituación tabáquica en cirugía programada

Programme to overcome tobacco dependency in cases of scheduled surgery

M Alonso Fernández a,*, JJ Salvadores Rubio b, C Gonzalvo Rodríguez c, J García Lavandera d, P López Sampedro d, D Peñacoba Maestre e
PMCID: PMC7679677  PMID: 12681168

Abstract

Introduction and objectives

Tobacco dependency is now beginning to be seen as a chronic disease. The scientific evidence of the damage it causes and the existence of efficient interventions mean it has to be tackled. In Health Area VIII of Asturias a plan to aid smokers was initiated in 1998. Now we want to extend this to patients who are going to have scheduled surgery, since it has been demonstrated that tobacco increases post-operative complications. In addition, having to confront surgery may be a reason for trying to give up tobacco.

Activities

Patients who are going to undergo surgery will be questioned and counselled on their tobacco habit during the pre-operative period. They will do the Richmond test and will be referred to the health centre if their score is 3 7.

Interventions

The family doctor assesses the smokers’ dependency and motivation, and offers them personalised treatment to give up. During their time in hospital, a nurse backs up their non-smoking. Once discharged, they are monitored periodically in primary care.

Evaluation

At the same time as the annual evaluation of the service portfolio, the number of smokers who underwent surgery and were counselled, visited on the ward and monitored in primary care will be measured. The number of patients still not smoking at one month, six months and twelve months will be recorded.

Conclusions

Lack of finance for the treatment may be one of the limitations of the programme. Although there are experiences in other countries of interventions in smokers who are going to have surgery, we have found no similar programme here.

Key words: Overcoming tobacco dependency, Scheduled surgery, Tobacco dependency

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