Episode 7: Management of the patient with respiratory disease part 1
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Effects of Stopping Smoking on Patients
Theophilin should be stopped the day before surgery, says Dr. John Sutter. Theophilin has a very narrow therapeutic window and if it gets above that you can have serious complications like arrhythmias and neurotoxicity. Smoking cessation is not better for patients than to stop smoking in the immediate perioperative period," he adds.
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