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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 3/2019

15.10.2018 | Concise Research Report

Hospitalists’ Role in Improving Prescriptions of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among Tobacco Users During Hospitalization and at Discharge

verfasst von: Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA, Thomas Ylioja, MSW, Anna E. Schulze, MSW, Antoine Douaihy, MD, Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD, Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Hospitals that have a tobacco-free environment require patients to abstain from smoking.1 Tobacco users generally experience withdrawal within 2–3 h of their last cigarette, with cravings becoming most severe within 2–3 days.2 Thus, identifying, preventing, and treating withdrawal symptoms is important to promote recovery during hospitalization.3 While a tobacco treatment service (TTS) improves inpatient counseling, hospitalists have an important role in treating tobacco withdrawal symptoms and smoking cessation counseling. Our objective was to compare the effect of tobacco cessation counseling by provider type on the inpatient rate of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) orders and patient use. …
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Titel
Hospitalists’ Role in Improving Prescriptions of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among Tobacco Users During Hospitalization and at Discharge
verfasst von
Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA
Thomas Ylioja, MSW
Anna E. Schulze, MSW
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD
Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum
15.10.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4693-2

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