title: The future of risk stratification in thoracic surgery.
authors.forename: Ioannis K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Toumpoulis
authors.forename: Chris K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rokkas
authors.forename: Themistocles P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chamogeorgakis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology