Le contrôle du tabagisme péri-opératoire : un défi pour les pneumologues

An organization must urgently set up in all surgical units, so that the 2 millions smokers who underwent surgical procedure each year in France may be advertised and help to quit. If the mobilization of the decision makers, health care staff and patient is strong, the excepted health and financial benefit will be high and may contribute to reduce significantly the deficit of French national health insurance organization since 2006. The lung specialists have a key role to play in the implementation of these new practices.