A Pilot Study of a Standardized Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Vascular Disease.

Background: The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention performed by a vascular surgery provider compared with current smoking cessation practices.

Methods: Patients with peripheral arterial and aneurysmal disease who presented to the vascular surgery service at a tertiary care center over a 9-month period were randomized to either control or intervention group. Both control and intervention groups received 2 weeks of free nicotine patches and referral to an outpatient smoking-cessation program.