Safety of nicotine replacement therapy in critically ill smokers: A retrospective cohort study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1683-1688

  Gillies, Michael A ^a   McKenzie, C A ^a   Whiteley, C ^a   Beale, R J ^a,b   Tibby, S M ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Delirium; Intensive care; Nicotine; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027928668     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2604-2     Document Type: Article

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