Table 1.
Clinical guidelines and statement on physiologic evaluation of the patient with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery.
| Guidelines/Statement | Year | Society |
|---|---|---|
| British Thoracic Society; Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Working Party. BTS guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery 7 | 2001 | British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (SCTS) of Great Britain and Ireland |
| ATS statement: guidelines for the six-minute walk test 19 | 2002 | American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
| Physiologic evaluation of the patient with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition) 9 | 2007 | American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) |
| ERS Task Force Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice 26 | 2007 | European Respiratory Society (ERS) |
| ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy) 5 | 2009 | European Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) |
| Physiologic evaluation of the patient with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines 6 | 2013 | American College of Chest Physicians |
ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians; ATS, American Thoracic Society; BTS, British Thoracic Society; ERS, European Respiratory Society; ESTS, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons; SCTS, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons.