Smoking cessation through comprehensive critical care

摘要: There has been little research on smoking cessation after critical illness. Smokers make up a high percentage of patients admitted to intensive care (ICU) and stopping is one message that should be clearly given recovering patients. The recovery period provides an important opportunity for quit as the sedation ventilation allows start nicotine withdrawal. Smoking advice was included in 6-week self-help ICU rehabilitation package comprising information exercise programme. Recovering were randomised receive either routine follow-up ward visits clinic appointments or plus package. Twenty out thirty-one intervention 16/30 control smokers pre-ICU admission. At 6-month follow-up, previous had relative risk reduction 89% (CI 98%–36%). illness aided by provision