Usage comorbidity x, id, code, score, assign0, icd icd10, factorise false, labelled true, des. The charlson comorbidity index cci is a widely used measure. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Elixhauser comorbidity software for icd10cm beta version. The elixhauser comorbidity software for icd10cm requires sas but the ascii file can be adapted to other types of software such as stata or spss. The downloading information for creating the index weights is provided below. The module is made available under terms of the gpl v3. The r code used to download and process the dataset from stata is. The third sas program, creation of elixhauser comorbidity index scores. The charlson score reflects the cumulative increase in likelihood of oneyear mortality due to the severity of the effect of comorbidities. I think you are looking for the wcharlsum which is a sum of the comorbidity scores. Building an input file for the macro regardless of which medicare files an investigator decides to use as input, the files should be subset to include a limited number of variables as described below. Computing comorbidity scores such as the weighted charlson score.
Charlson comorbidity index predicts the tenyear mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions. So my first suggestion is that you consider using charlson findit charlson which implements the charlson comorbidity index. Charlson index scores from administrative data and. I use charlson as well for administrative data and i went through the ado code recently looking at a similar problem i was having. Coding algorithms for defining charlson and elixhauser co. Stata module to calculate charlson index of comorbidity this command, based on a sas program written by dr. The format program creates a sas format library that maps diagnosis codes into comorbidity indicators. It is the dedication of healthcare workers that will lead us through this crisis. All analyses were performed using stata version 12. The aim of the study was to compare the agreement between selfreport charlson comorbidity index srcci and the medical recordbased cci.
Comorbidity measures, such as the charlson comorbidity index cci and elixhauser method em, are frequently used for riskadjustment by. The charlindex is coded to have a maximum of 2 anything greater than 1 is assigned 2. The r code used to download and process the dataset from stata is availablehere. Stata module to calculate charlson index of comorbidity. The charlson comorbidity index, a method of predicting mortality by classifying or weighting comorbid conditions comorbidities, has been widely utilized by health researchers to measure burden of disease and case mix. It is much easier to use, and can cycle through as many diagnosis fields as you have available. Description computes comorbidity scores such as the weighted charlson score and the elixhauser comorbidity score. Original interpretation of the charlson comorbidity index. Updating and validating the charlson comorbidity index and. This module should be installed from within stata by typing ssc install charlson. Never ignore professional medical advice in seeking treatment because of something you have read or use on this site.