Continued Smoking in Lung Transplant Patients: A Cross Sectional Survey
Smoking is associated with a higher incidence of post-lung transplantation complications and mortality. Prior to inclusion on the lung transplant waiting list in the Czech Republic, patients are supposed to be tobacco free for at least 6 months. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of smoking, va...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-03-01
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| Series: | Slovenian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0005 |
| Summary: | Smoking is associated with a higher incidence of post-lung transplantation complications and mortality. Prior to inclusion on the lung transplant waiting list in the Czech Republic, patients are supposed to be tobacco free for at least 6 months. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of smoking, validated by urinary cotinine, among patients post lung transplantation and prior to inclusion on the transplant waiting list. |
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| ISSN: | 1854-2476 |