Cardiopulmonary Testing Before Lung Resection: What Are Thoracic Surgeons Doing?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiopulmonary assessment for lung resection is important for risk stratification, and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines provide decision support. We ascertained the cardiopulmonary assessment practices of thoracic surgeons and determined whether they are guideline concordant.

Methods

An anonymous survey was emailed to 846 thoracic surgeons who participate in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database. We analyzed survey responses by practice type (general thoracic [GT] versus cardiothoracic [CT]) and years in practice (0-9, 10-19, and ≥20) with the use of contingency tables. We compared adherence of survey responses with the guidelines.

Results

The response rate was 24.0% (n = 203). Most surgeons (n = 121,

SUBMITTER: Clark JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329212 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature