Comorbidity adjustment is an important component of health services research and clinical prognosis. Each condition is assigned a score depending on the risk of dying associated with each one, and consequently scores are summed to provide a total score to predict mortality. Stata module to calculate charlson index of comorbidity this command, based on a sas program written by dr. The charlson index was developed in 1987 based on 1year mortality data from internal medicine patients admitted to a single new york hospital and was initially validated within a cohort of breast cancer patients. Elixhauser comorbidity software for icd10cm beta version. The index encompasses 19 medical conditions weighted 16 with total scores ranging from 037. Charlson comorbidity index the soapnote project the soapnote project. The macro below calculates comorbidity scores for both the charlson and the nci comorbidity index. The charlson index summary has frequencies which are different from before. Charlson combined agecomorbidity index score calculator.
A comorbidity, by definition, is not the primary condition under study. Prognosis for esrd patients can be estimated using the charlson comorbidity index cci, shown in table 1 and below, and the serum albumin. The objectives of this study are to 1 measure agreement between medical record and claims data for cci in lung cancer patients and 2 predict health outcomes of lung cancer patients based on ccis from both data sources. Although the charlson comorbidity index was originally designed for use with comorbidities only, there may be times when the index should consider all diagnoses. You can also easily recalculate the index score without this comorbidity equally as useful. Charlson agecomorbidity index caci pmidcalc online. The development of a stata program to calculate published measures of comorbidity will be of value to researchers working with inpatient discharge data coded in icd9cm or icd10. Details on each score supported by this package are presented in this vignette, along with examples on how to compute the different scores with this software. Computing comorbidity scores such as the weighted charlson score. The charlson program was rerun with the assign0 option, which reduced the charlson index of the patients who had both a mild and more severe form of a disease id3 wt 3 to 2, id9 wt 4 to 3, id10 wt 9 to 7. This document describes the software that creates the comorbidity measures reported by elixhauser et al. Charlson comorbidity index predicts the tenyear mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions.
Charlson comorbidity index cci calculator this charlson comorbidity index calculator assesses the 10 year survivalmortality risk in patients with several comorbities based on the cci scoring system. Calculating measures of comorbidity using administrative data. The cci calculator provided with this manuscript is based on the original index proposed by charlson, et al, and is available in the section. The charlson comorbidity index ranged from 0 to 14, with 19. The aim of the study was to compare the agreement between selfreport charlson comorbidity index srcci and the medical recordbased cci mrcci and to examine the impact of both instruments on. Based on the medical literature referencedbelow, the cci is a good prognostic tool for esrd patients, and is easier to use in the nonresearch setting than the index of coexistent diseases. Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with icd9cm administrative databases. When adjusting for comorbidities in statistical models, researchers can include comorbidities individually or through the use of summary measures such as the charlson comorbidity index or elixhauser score. Calculating the charlson comorbidity index cci from medical records is a timeconsuming and expensive process. The calculator was developed using microsoft excelvisual basic software and can be downloaded from this journal.
This ensures that a type of comorbidity is not counted more than once in each patient. If requested, charlson displays a frequency distribution of the charlson index score, as well as summaries of the sum of the. Stata module to calculate charlson index of comorbidity, statistical software components s456719, boston college department of economics, revised sep 2017. Complete the charlson comorbidity index by noting yes or no for each. This command, based on a sas program written by dr. Hi all, which sas macro program that i can use to generate charlson comorbidity index for icd9 and icd10.
To use score of and comorbidity index charlson et al developed by to give an estimate of 10 year survival for a patient. The format program creates a sas format library that maps diagnosis codes into comorbidity indicators. Journal of clinical epidemiology 57 2004 12881294 new icd10 version of the charlson comorbidity index predicted inhospital mortality vijaya sundararajana, toni hendersona, catherine perrya, amanda muggivana, hude quanb, william a. Comorbidity measures, such as the charlson comorbidity index cci. Leukemia includes patients with acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and polycythemia vera. The charlson comorbidity index cci assesses whether a patient will live long enough to benefit from a specific screening measure or medical intervention formula. Discover the conditions and their weights in the model and how the outcome probability is calculated below the form. An electronic application for rapidly calculating charlson. I the charlson comorbidity index contains 19 categories of comorbidity and predicts the tenyear mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions. Follow the rules for completing the charlson comorbidity index in this appendix.
The comorbidity code lists may be used by future researchers to calculate cci. New icd10 version of the charlson comorbidity index. University of manitoba faculty of medicine community. Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in icd9cm and icd10 administrative data. The comorbidity index was adapted to predict costs of primary care patients with chronic disease. The r code used to download and process the dataset from stata is. Complete all patientinstitution information or affix rtog patientspecific label. Classification of disease icdbased injury severity score iciss can be enhanced through the use.
Stata module to calculate charlson index of comorbidity. The charlson comorbidity index was first developed by charlson et al. The available scripts were in sas and stata, as i started out using spss i decided to implement the code in the neat python plugin that spss provides. The most widely used tool, the charlson comorbidity index cci is limited due to frequent missing data in medical records and administrative data. Objective to determine whether the general charlson comorbidity index cci and the head and neck cancerspecific washington university head and neck cancer comorbidity index wuhncci were useful for predicting cost of treatment for elderly patients with head and neck cancer. This module should be installed from within stata by typing ssc install charlson. Elixhauser comorbidity software assigns variables that identify comorbidities in hospital discharge records using the diagnosis coding of icd9cm international classification of diseases, ninth edition, clinical modifications.
The charlson comorbidity index is adapted to predict costs of chronic disease in primary care patients. Age adjusted charlson comorbidity index a new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies. We used the charlson comorbidity index variable that is able to be downloaded for stata 12. Because, as in the previous study, neither the chronic disease score nor the charlson comorbidity index was normally distributed, the wilcoxon ranksum test was used to compare the median scores by case status.
Comorbidity scoring instructions for completing the. Charlson comorbidity index statalist the stata forum. Coding algorithms for defining charlson and elixhauser co. The macro considers only icd9 diagnosis codes and icd9 procedure codes on the claims. The charlson comorbidity index variable represents the cumulative rise in likelihood for oneyear. The search for a reliable, valid and costeffective comorbidity risk adjustment method for outcomes research continues to be a challenge. To run the mchp charlson comorbidity index sas macro, a file containing individual hospital records with diagnosis codes and the corresponding diagnosis type is required. Each condition is assigned with a score of 1,2,3 or 6 depending on the risk of dying associated with this condition. Comorbidity scoring instructions for completing the charlson comorbidity index.
Charlson comorbidity index sas support communities. Full text charlson comorbidity index derived from chart. The comorbid command calculates the weighted sum of comorbidities, as well. Comorbidity measures for use with administrative data. Dear stata users, with thanks to kit baum, id like to inform statalist members of a new package, charlson, now available from the ssc archive. The icd version of the diagnostic codes in the input database must be specified a required option.
Each condition is assigned a score of 1, 2, 3, or 6, depending on the risk of. Charlson comorbidity index charlson comorbidity index. Malignant lymphoma includes patients with hodgkins, lymphosarcoma, waldenstroms macroglobulinemia, myeloma, and other lymphomas. Ghalib,c avictorian department of human services, level 18, 120 spencer street, melbourne, 3000 victoria, australia. Do selfreport and medical record comorbidity data predict. Charlson comorbidty index cci pmidcalc online calculators. The 17item charlson comborbidity index with 12month mortality and 10year prognostic information. Why summary comorbidity measures such as the charlson.
Contribute to mostafamaccicalc development by creating an account on github. Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in icd9cm and. So my first suggestion is that you consider using charlson findit charlson which implements the charlson comorbidity index. The charlson comorbidity index predicts the oneyear mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions, such as heart disease, aids, or cancer a total of 22 conditions. Charlson me, charlson re, marinopoulos ss, briggs wm, hollenberg jp. Using comorbidity indexes to predict costs for head and.