Continued Smoking in Lung Transplant Patients: A Cross Sectional Survey

• Main Authors: Zmeškal Miroslav (Author), Králíková Eva (Author), Kurcová Ivana (Author), Pafko Pavel (Author), Lischke Robert (Author), Fila Libor (Author), Bartáková Lucie Valentová (Author), Fraser Keely (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Smoking is associated with a higher incidence of post-lung transplantation complications and mortality. Prior to inclusion on the lung transplant waiting list in the Czech Republic, patients are supposed to be tobacco free for at least 6 months. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of smoking, va...