The THORACOSCORE, predictive index of in-hospital mortality after general thoracic surgery was published en 2007 from a sample of 15 183 procedures coming from the database EPITHOR of the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (http://www.sfctcv.fr)
CAUTION, even if this index has received an external validation (Canada, United States of America, Greece and France); it should be regarded only as an aid to decision.