Patient features and predicted outcomes
| Description of patient | Estimated risk of death (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Low risk: 56-year-old woman, MRC 1, ASA 2, PS 0, FEV1 81%, hypertension, ex-smoker, NSCLC stage IB, elective lobectomy | 90-day mortality (NLCA score) | 1.0 |
| In-hospital mortality (Thoracoscore) | 1.1 | |
| Moderate risk: 70-year-old man, MRC 2, ASA 3, PS 1, FEV1 65%, COPD, hypertension, smoker, NSCLC stage IIB, elective lobectomy | 90-day mortality (NLCA score) | 6.4 |
| In-hospital mortality (Thoracoscore) | 4.1 | |
| High risk: 81-year-old man, MRC 4, ASA 3, PS 2, FEV1 50%, COPD, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, ex-smoker, diabetes, NSCLC stage IIB, elective pneumonectomy | 90-day mortality (NLCA score) | 43.0 |
| In-hospital mortality (Thoracoscore) | 26.2 | |
ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists grade; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; MRC, Medical Research Council dyspnoea score; NLCA, National Lung Cancer Audit; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; PS, performance status.