… comorbidity score for predicting 1-year mortality, by combining the conditions in the Charlson
and Elixhauser measures. … by identifying comorbidities relevant to hospitalization other than …

… Development of an optimal risk adjustment system for older hospitalized patients should
incorporate components of acute and chronic health, comorbidity, and functional status and will …

… Ou compared both comorbidity measures defined with the ICD-10 [23]. The Charlson Index
received an AUC of 0.860 in the prediction of hospital mortality, the Elixhauser Comorbidities …

… Deyo-Charlson Index scores were significantly associated with mortality… comorbidities) were
over five times as likely to die in hospital compared with COPD patients without comorbidities…

… To determine the most reliable comorbidity measure, we adapted and validated outcome-specific
comorbidity scores to predict mortality and hospital charges using the comorbidities …

… and widely used comorbidity indices predicting adverse hospitalization outcomes 12 months
after discharge, including rehospitalization, institutionalization and mortality. We also aimed …

… mortality and hospitalization, independent of comorbidity and disability, in adults of all ages.
This finding has important implications for researchers, patients, and providers in the ESRD …

… comorbidity index (COPD specific comorbidity test [COTE]) was constructed based on the
comorbidities that increase mortality … We tested the COTE index as predictor of mortality and …

… data of three of the most used comorbidity indices: Charlson, Elixhauser and van … comorbidity
measure, as prognostic factor for intra-hospital mortality, was the van Walraven comorbidity …

… The objective of this study was to analyze trends in in-hospital mortality during the period
2003-2009 and to examine how changes in comorbidity indices affected mortality prediction …