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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:757
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

The surgeon and the follow-up clinic: reply

Sébastien Gilbert, MDa, Kenneth R. Reid, MDa, Dimtri Petsikas, MDa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen’s University, 102 Stuart St, Kingston, ON K7L 2V6, Canada

e-mail: 6sg{at}qlink.queensu.ca

To the Editor

We thank Drs Cole, Pate, and Weiman for their insightful comments. The retrospective nature of our study [1] limits the conclusions that may be drawn with respect to thoracic surgical practice. However our data lends support to the idea that postsurgical follow-up could safely be carried out by physicians other than thoracic surgeons. An exception to this would include patients enrolled in clinical trials. We support the notion that "team therapy" should also involve primary care physicians in the follow-up of operated lung cancer patients.

The importance of the physician–patient relationship cannot be overemphasized. However we must reconcile current economic realities with the interpersonal aspect of surgery. Additional prospective evidence may lend credence to the findings of our study.

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  1. Gilbert S., Reid K.R., Lam M.Y., Petsikas D. Who should follow up lung cancer patients after operation?. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1696-1700.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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