By Alessandro Brunelli, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Umberto, I Regional Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
Description The articles in this issue will address: spirometry- predicting risk and outcomes; the role of DLCO and exercise tests; assessing regional
lung function; future trends in preoperative evaluation; preoperative and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; preoperative
cardiac evaluation; predicting the need for postoperative ICU care; risks of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy; long-term
quality of life after lung resection; parenchymal sparing resections: why, when, how ; the use of scoring systems in patient selection;
the influence of preoperative risk-stratification on fast-tracking.
