Safety of nicotine replacement therapy in critically ill patients/In reply

Kerr et al published a retrospective cohort study In which they conclude that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) may be harmful to intensive care unit (ICU) patients and should not be used outside of rigorously conducted clinical trials designed to assess its safety and efficacy. This conclusion can...

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Published inAnaesthesia and intensive care Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 424
Main Authors Webb, A, Van Haren, F M P, Kerr, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edgecliff Sage Publications Ltd 01.05.2017
Subjects
Alcohol
Clinical trials
Delirium
Health risk assessment
Intensive care
Nicotine
Physical restraints
Psychotropic drugs
Smoking cessation
Transdermal medication
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Summary:Kerr et al published a retrospective cohort study In which they conclude that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) may be harmful to intensive care unit (ICU) patients and should not be used outside of rigorously conducted clinical trials designed to assess its safety and efficacy. This conclusion cannot be made from the data they presented and could discourage clinicians from prescribing NRT, which has a long history of safe use in hospitalised smokers to decrease acute nicotine withdrawal symptoms and promote smoking abstinence after discharge.
ISSN:0310-057X
1448-0271