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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedGaskill CE, Kling CE, Varghese TK, Jr.
Financial benefit of a smoking cessation program prior to elective colorectal surgery.
This study aimed to create an economic evaluation framework to estimate the potential value of preoperative smoking cessation programs for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. It concluded that a preoperative smoking cessation program is predicted to be cost-saving over the global postoperative period if the cost of the intervention is below $304 per patient.
AHRQ-funded; HS020025; HS022959.
Citation: Gaskill CE, Kling CE, Varghese TK, Jr. .
Financial benefit of a smoking cessation program prior to elective colorectal surgery.
J Surg Res 2017 Jul;215:183-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.03.067.
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Keywords: Tobacco Use, Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Adverse Events