Preferred Label : Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics Clinical Classification;
NCIt synonyms : Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics;
NCIt related terms : CIRS-G; CIRSG1; Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G);
NCIt definition : A clinical assessment tool designed to measure comorbidity in geriatric cancer patients.
The tool grades comorbidity severity from 0-4 in 14 organ systems: Heart; Vascular;
Hematopoietic; Respiratory; Eyes, ears, nose, throat, and larynx; Upper GI; Lower
GI; Liver, pancreas, and biliary; Renal; Genitourinary; Musculoskeletal and skin;
Neurologic; Endocrine and breast; Psychiatric illness.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G) (A Manual of Guidelines
for Scoring the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G), May 1991,
written by Mark D. Miller, M.D. with Adele Towers, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute
and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213). No part of the CIRS-G
may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including
photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior
written permission of Mark D. Miller and Adele Towers and payment of any applicable
fees. Copyright Mark D. Miller and Adele Towers 1991. All rights reserved.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1798442;
Origin ID : C189701;
UMLS CUI : C5702989;
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