title: [Results of a smoking cessation program among Spanish pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons].
abstract: We evaluated the efficacy of a smoking cessation program using 16-hours nicotine patches offered by mail to physicians belonging to the Spanish Pneumological and Thoracic Surgery Society. Fifty-five subjects (21 women) with a mean age of 40 underwent treatment with 16-hours nicotine patches with different dose-time applications dependent on Fagerstrom test scores. Abstinence, which was verified by measuring carbon monoxide in expired air, was 23.6% after 6 months of follow-up. We observed a low rate of mild side effects.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Tabaquismo, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jiménez Ruiz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González de Vega
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escudero Bueno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Trullén
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Hidalgo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flórez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine