The effect of pre-operative counselling on smoking patterns in patients undergoing forefoot surgery
| Autor: | L.B. Cannon, N.M. Walker, S.A.C. Morris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Counseling
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Arthrodesis MEDLINE Postoperative Complications Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Risk factor Foot business.industry Forefoot Smoking Rheumatology Osteotomy Treatment Outcome Orthopedic surgery Physical therapy Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation Foot surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Foot and Ankle Surgery. 15:86-89 |
| ISSN: | 1268-7731 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fas.2008.08.005 |
| Popis: | Background Smoking contributes to higher surgical complication rates. Previous studies assessing smoking cessation interventions examined the provision of comprehensive packages. The use of surgery as an incentive to complement brief advice has not been fully evaluated. Methods Smokers were counselled and referred to their general practitioners for specific cessation strategies. Smoking status was recorded prior to surgery, on admission and in post-operative clinics. A telephone survey at a mean of 12 months post-operation ascertained long-term behavioural changes. Results Ninety-seven patients underwent surgery with twenty-five recorded as smokers. Sixteen stopped smoking pre-operatively; a further four reduced their intake, as a direct consequence of counselling. No patients were previously aware of the detrimental effects of smoking associated with foot surgery. Conclusions Surgery provides an incentive for smoking cessation, maintained post-operatively. Although forefoot fusions and arthrodeses were used in our study, the results are transferable to other branches of orthopaedic surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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