Brewer L A, Scannell J G, Spencer F C
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1977 Mar;73(3):327-31.
This article contains the essence of a report presented to the Council of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) by an Ad Hoc Committee on Issues composed of the authors, on October 13, 1976. Because of urgent demand to have this information immediately available, early publication was desirable. However, to have official endorsement of the AATS would have necessitated waiting until April, 1977, the date of the next meeting of the Association. Since this would delay publication of this information for more than one year, it was considered reasonable by the Council that it be published as a free-standing statement of the authors.
本文包含了由作者组成的特别问题委员会于1976年10月13日提交给美国胸外科医师协会（AATS）理事会的一份报告的精髓。由于迫切需要立即提供这些信息，所以希望能尽早发表。然而，要获得AATS的官方认可，就必须等到1977年4月协会的下一次会议召开。由于这会使这些信息的发表推迟一年多，理事会认为将其作为作者的独立声明发表是合理的。
