Abandono del hábito tabáquico tras un primer ingreso en el Servicio de Neumología

Abstract

Some authors suggest that hospitalization is an ideal moment to stop smoking. It is unknown the outcome of smokers admitted for the first time in the pulmonology department, which interventions are carried out to achieve smoking cessation and which are the dropout rates once they are discharged. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of a first hospital admission in a service of Pneumology on smokers. Epidemiological variables, smoking habit, specialized interventions carried out on these subjects and rate of withdrawal after discharge were studied. It is necessary to train specialists to diagnose and treat the patient in the process, so that on every hospitalized smoker a cessation intervention should be carried out.