Why is it important to minimize nicotine withdrawal prior

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Case: A patient is admitted to the hospital for major abdominal surgery, and the physician has ordered that a transdermal nicotine patch be used while the patient is hospitalized because the patient was a heavy smoker.

While the patch is applied, the patient asks, "Why in the world would you want to give me a nicotine patch when I'm trying to stop smoking, aren't I supposed to stop using nicotine?"

Question 1. How should you answer the patient's question?
Question 2. Why is it important to minimize nicotine withdrawal prior to surgery?

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