Abstract

Implementation of a Swap2Stop Smoking Cessation Scheme in the Perioperative Setting

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Abstract

Smoking remains the single biggest preventable cause of death and illness in the UK and accounts for half of the difference in life expectancy between our most and least affluent communities. Whilst smoking prevalence is reducing each year, the reduction is slower in more deprived communities than in more affluent communities. In the perioperative period, smoking significantly increases the risk of death, wound infections, cardiorespiratory complications and longer hospital stays. Public Health England have reported that E-cigarettes are 95% safer than smoking in the short to medium term. They have been found to be twice as effective as traditional nicotine replacement therapy at helping smokers quit and with similar rates of adverse effects, and so e-cigarettes are now recommended by NICE and other organisations as stop smoking aids.

Keywords: Swap2Stop, smoking cessation scheme, e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy, stop smoking aids

How to Cite: Gallop, L., McGraph, G., Harvey, O., Leckie, T., Cabaret, C., Gibson-Watt, M., Pople, C., Hodgson, L., (2026). Implementation of a Swap2Stop Smoking Cessation Scheme in the Perioperative Setting. In: Abstracts of EBPOM Dingle, Ireland Conference 2025: 16-18 September 2025, Dingle, Ireland. Advances in Perioperative Care: UCL Press; 2026. Pp 1-4. DOI: 10.14324/111.444/apoc.ebpomdingle25.a1

Rights: Author, [2026]