TY  - JOUR
T1  - HElping smokers quit around the time of surgery
AU  - Khullar D, Schroeder SA, Maa J
Y1  - 2013/03/13
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2013.1702
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 993
EP  - 994
VL  - 309
IS  - 10
N2  - 
Elective surgery offers a powerful opportunity for physicians to help smokers quit, yet 25% to 30% of patients smoke perioperatively, and approximately 10 million patients who smoke undergo surgical procedures annually.1- 2 Approximately 42% of all surgeons and 70% of anesthesiologists do not routinely counsel patients to stop smoking before an operation or do not refer them to appropriate cessation services.3

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.1702
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.1702
ER  -