Comorbidity profiles and pulmonary embolism risk assessment: Leveraging the Charlson Comorbidity Index for improved prognostication in a national data set
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DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70010
Abstract: Abstract Current risk assessment of pulmonary embolism (PE) stratifies patients based on hemodynamic stability, clinical parameters of severity, right ventricular dysfunction and cardiac injury but fails to integrate a wide variety of comorbid conditions. The… read more here.
Keywords: comorbidity; charlson comorbidity; pulmonary embolism; cci ... See more keywords
The age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index as a predictor of overall survival of surgically treated non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1007/s00432-019-03042-7
Abstract: Purpose No study has evaluated the prognostic impact of the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (AACI) in those with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the AACI for predicting long-term… read more here.
Keywords: cell; charlson comorbidity; overall survival; oncology ... See more keywords
Developing a Charlson Comorbidity Index for the American Indian Population Using the Epidemiologic Data from the Strong Heart Study.
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02261-0
Abstract: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is a frequently used mortality predictor based on a scoring system for the number and type of patient comorbidities health researchers have used since the late 1980s. The initial purpose… read more here.
Keywords: charlson comorbidity; heart; mortality; comorbidity index ... See more keywords
Predicting Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Outcomes and Complications in Elderly Patients Using Guy's Scoring System and Charlson Comorbidity Index
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2018.05.001
Abstract: Summary Background This study compared the operative outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in elderly patients with different comorbidity status and different stone complexity. Methods A retrospective review of medical records was performed of 113 patients aged… read more here.
Keywords: comorbidity index; stone; comorbidity; charlson comorbidity ... See more keywords
Charlson comorbidity index and G8 in older old adult(≥80 years) hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.01.001
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is characterized, in Western countries, by higher incidence and mortality rates in the older adult population. In frail patients, limited therapeutic resources are available due to limited expected benefit concerning the… read more here.
Keywords: older old; hepatocellular carcinoma; patients treated; body radiotherapy ... See more keywords
Demographic and clinical predictors of post-operative atrial fibrillation in cardio-surgical patients.
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DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac024
Abstract: AIMS Post-operative atrial fibrillation is defined as an episode of atrial fibrillation that occurs 1-5 days after a surgical procedure in patients without a previous history of atrial fibrillation. Multiple factors such as demographics, cardiac… read more here.
Keywords: operative atrial; charlson comorbidity; fibrillation; comorbidity index ... See more keywords
Higher Charlson Comorbidity Index Scores Are Associated With Increased Hospital Length of Stay After Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Trauma
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DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000000701
Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between preoperative Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and postoperative length of stay (LOS) for lower extremity and hip/pelvis orthopaedic trauma patients. Design: Retrospective. Setting: Urban… read more here.
Keywords: lower extremity; extremity; charlson comorbidity; orthopaedic trauma ... See more keywords
The Charlson comorbidity index and short-term readmission in patients with heart failure: A retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032953
Abstract: The relationship between the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and short-term readmission is as yet unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether the CCI was independently related to short-term readmission in patients with heart failure (HF)… read more here.
Keywords: charlson comorbidity; readmission; term readmission; readmission patients ... See more keywords
High Charlson Comorbidity Index is associated with infection and mortality following surgical treatment of elderly proximal femoral fractures
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-025-08849-9
Abstract: Proximal femoral fractures (PFF) in the increasingly elderly population have been associated with higher rates of fracture-related infection (FRI) and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), which are likely to result in permanent functional loss and mortality.… read more here.
Keywords: charlson comorbidity; infection mortality; following surgical; mortality ... See more keywords
Charlson comorbidity index scores before and after prostate cancer diagnosis among a racially diverse cohort of men.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e18631
Abstract: e18631Background: We examined racial/ethnic differences in Charlson comorbidity index scores (CCI) pre and post prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis among Non-Hispanic White (NHW), Hispanic, and African-... read more here.
Keywords: comorbidity index; diagnosis among; prostate cancer; charlson comorbidity ... See more keywords
Charlson’s comorbidity and remission outcomes in women diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e17562
Abstract: e17562 Background: Several prior studies have examined the role of comorbidity on overall survival in ovarian cancer (OC) patients and reported an association between comorbidity and inferior overall survival. However, it is unclear if the… read more here.
Keywords: charlson comorbidity; achieving complete; complete remission; cci ... See more keywords