Evaluation of a hospital-initiated tobacco dependence treatment service: uptake, smoking cessation, readmission and mortality

Table 3 Quit rates at 30, 90, and 180 days post-discharge

Days post-discharge	Denominator: smokers assessed by TDS (excl. pts who died)
Days post-discharge	Total non-smoker	Hospital A	Hospital B
30 days	195/2030 (9.6%)	110/1371 (8.0%)	85/659 (12.9%)
90 days	170/2026 (8.4%)	88/1371 (6.4%)	82/655 (12.5%)
180 days	152/1957 (7.8%)	48/1306 (3.7%)	104/651 (16.0%)

The table shows the number of patients reporting being a non-smoker/number of patients assessed by TDS (and expressed as a percentage). Patients who died are excluded from the denominator and the corresponding percentage
TDS tobacco dependence specialist

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