BACKGROUND Measures of multimorbidity are often applied to source data, populations or outcomes outside the scope of their original developmental work. As the development of a multimorbidity measure is influenced by the population and outcome used, these influences should be taken into account when selecting a multimorbidity index. The aim of this study was to compare the strength of the associ...

Objective. To determine the influence of comorbidity on survival in early-stage lung cancer patients treated with proton radiotherapy, using the Charlson Comorbidity Index. Study Design and Setting. Fifty-four non-small-cell lung cancer patients, treated prospectively in a phase II clinical trial with hypofractionated proton therapy, were analyzed retrospectively to assess their burden of comor...

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. Investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life. Objective: This study aimed to determine the quality of life in patient...

Initial care has been associated with improved survival of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to investigate patient comorbidities and health status measured by the Charlson index and clinical signs at diagnosis associated with adherence to recommended processes of care in CAP. We studied 3844 patients hospitalized with CAP. The evaluated recommendations were antibiotic adherence to S...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The ICD-9-CM adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity score has been a valuable resource for health services researchers. With the transition into ICD-10 coding worldwide, an ICD-10 version of the Deyo adaptation was developed and validated using population-based hospital data from Victoria, Australia. METHODS The algorithm was translated from ICD-9-CM into ICD-10-AM (A...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of the cause of acute respiratory failure and the role of comorbidities both acute and chronic on the outcome of COPD patients admitted to Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) with acute respiratory failure and treated with NIV. DESIGN Observational prospective study. PATIENTS AND METHODS 176 COPD patients consecutively admitted to our RICU over a peri...

“BMI ≥ 30 was associated with lower risk of 90-day mortality (OR, 0.25; 95% CI:0.08,0.78). In univariate analyses, patients undergoing TSA had significantly lower 90-day mortality of 0.4% (8/2,580) compared to 1% in HHR (20/1,411) (odds ratio, 0.22 (95% CI: 0.10, 0.50); p=0.0003). Conclusions: 90-day mortality following shoulder arthroplasty was low. An underlying diagnosis of tumor, higher com...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of 3-month mortality in critically ill older persons under medical care and to assess the clinical impact of an ICU stay on physical and cognitive dependence and subjective health status in survivors. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational cohort study including all older persons 75 years and older consecutively admitte...

BACKGROUND Prolonged mechanical ventilation is increasingly common. It is expensive and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our objective is to comprehensively characterize patients admitted to a Ventilator Rehabilitation Unit (VRU) for weaning and identify characteristics associated with survival. METHODS 182 consecutive patients over 3.5 years admitted to Temple University ...