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Title: Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation in the Perioperative Period of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Views of Australian Clinicians.
Austin Authors: Luxton, Nia A;Shih, Patti;Rahman, Muhammad Aziz 
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
Austin Health Clinical School of Nursing, La Trobe University, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 7-Nov-2018
Date: 2018-11-07
Publication information: International journal of environmental research and public health 2018; 15(11): E2481
Abstract: For patients who smoke, electronic cigarettes may offer a pathway to achieve tobacco abstinence and reduce the risk of postoperative complications. Clinicians have a pivotal role in supporting smoking cessation by patients with lung cancer and coronary artery disease throughout the perioperative period of cardiothoracic surgery. However, the views of Australian cardiothoracic clinicians on electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation are unknown. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 52 cardiothoracic surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and physiotherapists in six hospitals in Sydney and thematically analysed. Clinicians' knowledge about electronic cigarettes and the regulatory environment surrounding them was limited. Clinicians believed that: electronic cigarettes, though unlikely to be safe, were safer than tobacco cigarettes; electronic cigarettes may have a harm reduction role in public health; and electronic cigarettes were a potential smoking cessation tool for the extraordinary circumstances of surgery. The professional role of a clinician and their views about electronic cigarettes as a perioperative smoking cessation aid had an influence on future clinician-patient interactions. Electronic cigarette use is increasing in Australia and clinicians are likely to receive more frequent questions about electronic cigarettes as a cessation aid. Stronger guidance for clinicians is needed on the topic of electronic cigarettes and cardiothoracic surgery.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/19813
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112481
ORCID: 0000-0003-2789-2275
0000-0002-9628-7987
0000-0003-1665-7966
Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health
PubMed URL: 30405035
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: anaesthetists
electronic cigarette
nurses
physiotherapists
preoperative
surgeons
surgery
tobacco
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