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Smoking cessation therapy may be harmful for ICU patients
10-25-2006 · EurekAlert!Nicotine replacement therapy, used to help reduce adverse events associated with nicotine withdrawal may actually increase the risk of death for smokers admitted to the intensive care unit, shows a new study presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians.
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