Objectives: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and
Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The ICD-9-CM adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity
score has been a valuable resource for health services researchers. With the transition into …

Objectives: The International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) was introduced
worldwide beginning in the late 1990s. Because there have been no published data on …

Background Health administrative data are frequently used for health services and population
health research. Comparative research using these data has been facilitated by the use of …

With advances in the effectiveness of treatment and disease management, the contribution
of chronic comorbid diseases (comorbidities) found within the Charlson comorbidity index to …

Background: Although the risk of bowel perforation is often cited as a major factor in the choice
between colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy for colorectal screening, good estimates of the …

Objective: The Charlson comorbidity index has been widely used for risk adjustment in
outcome studies using administrative health data. Recently, 3 International Statistical …

Background Policy makers, clinicians and researchers are demonstrating increasing interest
in using data linked from multiple sources to support measurement of clinical performance …

Background: Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil
(5-FU)-based chemotherapy after surgical resection of node-positive colon cancer. …

Objective: To determine the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with sepsis
admitted to hospitals in Victoria, Australia, including the incidence of sepsis and severe …