Nicotine Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review

Conclusions: We conclude that NRT should not be routinely prescribed to patients admitted to intensive care settings. With only equivocal evidence of efficacy and signals suggesting increased toxicity, we believe that its use should be limited to selected patients where the potential benefit clearly outweighs the risk. There is a need for adequately powered randomized controlled trials to confirm the benefits and risks of NRT in the ICU overall but also in its unique subpopulations.
Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tags: Analtyic Reviews Source Type: research