Table 3.

Survey responses regarding cardiac assessment prior to elective lung resection

Preoperative Cardiac Assessment	n (%)
I inquire about activity/functional status
Always	196 (96.6)
Usually	6 (3.0)
Never	1 (0.4)
I calculate the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index (ThRcRI)
Always	15 (7.4)
Usually	9 (4.4)
Sometimes	20 (9.9)
Rarely	32 (15.8)
Never	127 (62.6)
I assess for cardiovascular risk factors
Always	185 (91.1)
Usually	17 (8.4)
Never	1 (0.5)
I refer my patients to a cardiologist to assess the risk of a perioperative major adverse cardiac event
For all patients	10 (4.9)
Only for patients with abnormal exercise or pharmacologic stress testing	87 (42.9)
Only for patients with cardiovascular risk factors	106 (52.2)
For patients who need additional cardiac evaluation, I begin the assessment with
None, I refer directly to a Cardiologist	77 (37.9)
Pharmacologic stress test	53 (26.1)
Exercise stress test	37 (18.2)
Echocardiogram	33 (16.3)
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)	1 (0.5)
Other	2 (1.0)