Charlson Comorbidity Index

Preferred Label : Charlson Comorbidity Index;

NCIt synonyms : CCI;

NCIt definition : A method of predicting mortality risk or disease burden for patients with specific comorbid conditions. The conditions are assigned a weight from 1 to 6, based on ICD diagnosis codes, and these weights are summed to produce a single comorbidity score.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1642539;

Details

Origin ID

C176422;

UMLS CUI

C4546361;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Charlson Comorbidity Index (assessment scale) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cholesterol crystallization inhibitor [OMIM gene]
- vascular access devices [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Intellectual Product [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Charlson Comorbidity Index (assessment scale) [SNOMED CT concept]

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