Preoperative Smoking Cessation Interventions: Impact and Variability

A systematic review analyzed nine articles from 1998 to 2019 to evaluate pre-hospital smoking cessation interventions’ impact on smoking rates for surgery patients. These interventions included methods like nicotine replacement therapy, e-cigarettes, counseling, and medications. Among 1,762 patients in the studies, six reported smoking status on the day of surgery, with four studies showing differences in smoking cessation rates. The research highlights the need for further investigation into the best practices for successful pre-surgery smoking cessation, considering the variability in interventions, settings, and outcomes.