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Weight | Condition | Definition |
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Charlson comorbidity index |
1 | Myocardial infarct | Hospitalization and electrocardiographic and/or enzyme change |
Congestive heart failure | Exertional or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and responded symptomatically (or on physical examination) to digitalis, diuretics, or afterload reducing agents |
Peripheral vascular disease | Intermittent claudication or prior bypass for arterial insufficiency; gangrene or acute arterial insufficiency; untreated thoracic or abdominal aneurysm (≥6 cm) |
Cerebrovascular disease | Cerebrovascular accident with minor or no residual and transient ischemic attacks |
Dementia | Chronic cognitive deficit |
Chronic pulmonary disease | Moderate: dyspneic with slight activity, with or without treatment, and dyspneic with moderate activity despite treatment; Severe: dyspneic at rest, despite treatment, requires constant oxygen; CO2 retention and a baseline PO2 below 50 torr |
Connective tissue disease | SLE, PM, MCTD, polymyalgia rheumatic, and moderate to severe RA |
Ulcer disease | Required treatment for ulcer disease, including bleeding from ulcers |
Mild liver disease | Cirrhosis without portal hypertension or chronic hepatitis |
Diabetes | Mild: treated with insulin or oral hypoglycemics, but not with diet alone. Moderate: previous hospitalizations for ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, or/and those with juvenile onset or brittle diabetics |
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2 | Hemiplegia | Dense hemiplegia or paraplegia, as a result of either a cerebrovascular accident or other conditions |
Moderate or severe renal disease | Severe: on dialysis, had a transplant, and with uremia. Moderate: serum creatinine > 3 mg% |
Diabetes with end organ damage | Severe: with retinopathy, neuropathy, or nephropathy |
Any tumor | Solid tumors without documented metastases, but initially treated in the last 5 years |
Leukemia | AML, CML, ALL, CLL, and PV |
Lymphoma | HD, lymphosarcoma, WM, myeloma, and other lymphomas |
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3 | Moderate or severe liver disease | Severe: cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and a history of variceal bleeding. Moderate: cirrhosis with portal hypertension, but without history of variceal bleeding |
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6 | Metastatic solid tumor | Metastatic solid tumors |
AIDS | Define or probable AIDS (i.e., AIDS related complex) |
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Freiburg comorbidity index |
1 | Renal impairment | eGFRMDRD ≤ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 |
Performance status | Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score ≤ 70 |
Moderate or severe lung disease | Same as CCI |
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