Current smoking habits in British IBD patients in the age of e-cigarettes.

Chui ChongAnisha RahmanKhaleel LoonatRebecca C SagarChristian Philipp Selinger

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2019)

Patients with IBD show similar smoking behaviour to the general population. E-cigarettes were used as replacement for cigarettes or by some as an intermediate step for smoking cessation. Larger, prospective studies are required to fully determine the effects of e-cigarettes on IBD.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
patient reported