Charlson Comorbidity Index Score and Risk of Severe Outcome and Death in Danish COVID-19 Patients

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Association between Charlson comorbidity index score and outcome in patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer

BACKGROUND This retrospective study investigated the association between the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score and the survival of patients with stage IIIB-IV (advanced, non-resectable) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who also did not have gene mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). METHODS The records of 165 patients (28-80 y, median...

Impact of comorbidity on outcome among acute non-traumatic surgical patients. Evaluation of Charlson comorbidity index.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of comorbid conditions among acute non-traumatic general surgery patients. To assess the impact of comorbidity on outcomes and evaluate the effectiveness of using Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) in these patients. METHODS All acute non-traumatic general surgery patients admitted to King Saud Medical Complex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January 1, 2007 ...

Charlson Index comorbidity adjustment for ischemic stroke outcome studies.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Charlson Index is commonly used in outcome studies to adjust for patient comorbid conditions, but has not been specifically validated for use in studies of ischemic stroke. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether outcomes of ischemic stroke patients varied on the basis of the Charlson Index. METHODS The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Stroke St...

[Prediction of risk of death with the use of the Charlson Comorbidity Index].

A Revista de Saúde Pública publicou um trabalho2 no qual medidas de co-morbidade foram utilizadas para a predição do risco de óbito em pacientes hospitalizados com problemas respiratórios ou cardíacos. Um dos índices aplicados para isso foi o conhecido Índice de Comorbidade de Charlson (ICC), adaptado para a Classifi cação Internacional de Doenças 10a Revisão (CID-10) a partir do esquema introd...