THURSDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Parents who smoke are more likely
to try to kick the habit if their child is having surgery, but their
chances of success aren’t any better than normal, a new study reveals.
The findings suggest that doctors could play an important role in
helping these parents quit smoking, said the researchers at the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
The study included 1,112 children who lived with at least one person
who smoked in the home. When either a child or parent had surgery, there
was an increased likelihood that the parent would try to quit smoking. But
the attempts were more likely to succeed only if it was the parent who was
having surgery.
The study is published in the July issue of the journal
Anesthesiology.
About one in seven U.S. children who undergo surgery are chronically
exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, according to the
researchers.
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