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Pages 138-141 (March 1996)
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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 138-141 (March 1996)
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Resultado de un programa de cesación de tabaquismo en neumólogos y cirujanos torácicos españoles
Results of an anti-smoking program among Spanish pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons
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C.A. Jiménez Ruiz*,1, J.M. González de Vega*, C. Escudero Bueno*, S. Solano*, A. Pérez Trullén*, A. García Hidalgo*
* Miembros del Comité de Prevención del Tabaquismo. Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica. SEPAR
S. Flórez
Unidad de Tabaquismo. Servicio de Neumología. Hospital de La Princesa. Madrid
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Se ha valorado la eficacia de un programa de tratamiento del tabaquismo con parches de nicotina de 16 horas ofertado por correo en un grupo de profesionales de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR). Un total de 55 sujetos (34 varones y 21 mujeres) con edad media de 40 años recibieron tratamiento con parches de nicotina de 16 horas con dosis y tiempo de aplicación de los mismos que oscilaron dependiendo del grado de puntuación del test de Fagerstrom. El índice de abstinencia, que fue verificado mediante medición de monóxido de carbono en aire espirado, fue del 23,6% a los 6 meses de seguimiento. Se observó escasa presencia de efectos secundarios leves y ausencia de graves.

Palabras clave:
Parche de nicotina
Tabaquismo
Neumólogo
Profesionales sanitarios
Tratamiento a fumadores

We evaluated the efficacy of a smoking cessation progrant using 16-hours nicotine patches offered by mail to physicians belonging to the Spanish Pneumological and Thoracic Surgery Society. Fifty-five subjeets (21 women) with a mean age of 40 underwent treatment with 16-hours nicotine patches with different dose-time applications dependent on Fagerstrom test stores. Abstinence, Which was verified by measuring carbon monoxide in expired air, was 23.6% after 6 months of follow up. we observed a low rate of mild side effects.

Key words:
Nicotine patch
Smoking
Pulmonologist
Health care workers
Smokers’ therapies
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