A Modification of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measures Into a Point System for Hospital Death Using Administrative Data
Abstract
Background: Comorbidity measures are necessary to describe patient populations and adjust for confounding. In direct comparisons, studies have found the Elixhauser comorbidity system to be statistically slightly superior to the Charlson comorbidity system at adjusting for comorbidity. However, the Elixhauser classification system requires 30 binary variables, making its use for reporting and analysis of comorbidity cumbersome. Objective: Modify...
Paper Details
Title
A Modification of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measures Into a Point System for Hospital Death Using Administrative Data
Published Date
Jun 1, 2009
Journal
Volume
47
Issue
6
Pages
626 - 633
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