TABLE 2.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NETT

Largest pulmonary surgical trial ever conducted

Policy study as well as clinical trial

Ethical issues regarding surgical trial

Set standards for rehabilitation in multisite trial

Set standards for computed tomography acquisition, data transfer, storage, and quality control

Set standards for CPX and 6-min walk

Interagency trial supported by NIH, CMS, AHRQ

Rapid dissemination of results

Scientific contributions about clinical epidemiology and pathobiology of emphysema

Definition of abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Health Research and Quality; CMS = Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CPX = cardiopulmonary exercise test; NIH = National Institutes of Health.