title: The anesthesia preoperative assessment: an opportunity for smoking cessation intervention.
abstract: Smoking is the single most cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States. We discuss potential hazards that the anesthesiologist should be aware of when caring for patients who abuse tobacco. A review of recent preoperative smoking cessation initiatives is also provided in addition to recommendations on how anesthesiologists may use the preoperative visit as an opportunity to play a more active role in reducing the burden of tobacco-related disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. squraishi@psu.edu
authors.forename: Sadeq A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quraishi
authors.forename: Fredrick K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Orkin
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Roizen
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*