title: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Position Statement on Developing Clinical Practice Documents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: bakaeef@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Lars G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Division, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Shaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshavjee
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: G Alexander
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Weisel
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014481:United States