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Cost-benefit analysis of funding smoking cessation before surgery.

C A Jiménez-RuizV MartínX Alsina-RestoyJ I de Granda-OriveE de Higes-MartínezM García-RuedaM Genovés-CrespoC López-GarcíaJ J Lorza-BlascoF L MárquezÁ Ramos-PinedoJ A Riesco-MirandaJ Signes-CostaS Solano-ReinaP Vaquero-LozanoJavier Rejas-Gutierrez
Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
From the perspective of the Spanish NHS, the benefit of funding smoking cessation before surgery, in terms of healthcare cost savings, appears to greatly outweigh the costs.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • replacement therapy
  • healthcare
  • surgical site infection
  • patient safety
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • health insurance