[Results of a smoking cessation program among Spanish pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons].
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.
Jiménez Ruiz
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CA
Unidad de Tabaquismo, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid.
González de Vega
J M
JM
Escudero Bueno
C
C
Solano
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S
Pérez Trullén
A
A
García Hidalgo
A
A
Flórez
S
S
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
D009538:Nicotine