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In some cases, we have provided brief comments without addressing the significance of the results, because the accompanying commentary (see page 1660) has dealt with the possible clinical implications of the study. Our comments regarding the findings do not represent the official position of the ACCP Results and Comments Demographics The survey questionnaires were totally or partially completed and returned by 51.2 percent (871) of the 1,700 ACCP members sampled. When a question or a part of it elicited no response from a participant, the lack of response was accepted as neither an affirmative nor a negative response; instead, we reported it as “no response.” Of the 871 respondents, 98.2 percent (855) were pulmonary physicians, and the rest were thoracic surgeons and specialists in critical care medicine. Further analysis showed that 62.3 percent (543) were pulmonary specialists, 35.2 percent (307) specialized in both pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine, and 0.9 percent (8) defined themselves as purely critical care specialists. Other specialties were mentioned by 11 respondents, and two respondents did not provide the information. All of these respondents were classified as pulmonary specialists in the ACCP roster.