Quality Improvement Increases Pediatric Community Hospital Smoking Cessation Interventions.

Background: Tobacco use commonly starts during adolescence and is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure increases asthma and respiratory infection hospitalizations and contributes to sudden unexpected infant death. Few pediatric hospitalist-led smoking cessation studies are formal quality improvement (QI), with most at academic institutions and studying caregivers.