Position on E-cigarettes
CATS Position on E-cigarettes Background The major reason people will use e-cigarettes, or vape as it is commonly known, is for nicotine intake. The e-cigarette devices and the available products …
Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation after Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Recommendations from a Review and Analysis of Strategies for Prediction, Prevention and Management of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation after Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery. Recommendations: Prophylaxis therapy against POAF is not recommended for …
Brain Imaging in Lung Cancer Staging
Recommendation Regarding Brain Imaging in Lung Cancer Staging. Background: Brain imaging is an important component of the accurate staging of newly diagnosed patients with non-small cell and small cell lung …
Surgical Wait-Times for Resectable Lung Cancer
Surgical Wait-Times for Resectable Lung Cancer. Recommendations: For patients with lung cancer whose primary treatment modality is surgical resection, time from referral* for initial consultation to resection should not exceed …
Perioperative VTE Prophylaxis
Recommendation for Thoracic Surgery Perioperative VTE Prophylaxis. Background: It is now widely accepted that the true incidence of post-op VTE following lung and esophageal resection is largely under-reported. A large …
Follow-up and Surveillance – Curatively-Treated Lung Cancer
Follow-up and Surveillance Recommendations for Patients Treated Curatively for Lung Cancer. Recommendations: Surveillance for relapse or new primaries in patients treated with curative intent for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …
Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Potentially Resectable NSCLC – Choice of Invasive Modality
Recommendations for Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Potentially Resectable NSCLC – Choice of Invasive Modality
Position on Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening. Recommendations: CATS acknowledges that the provision of clinical care, and the associated resources required to implement a potential lung cancer screening program are considerable, and ultimately may …