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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedMehta HB, Sura SD, Adhikari D
Adapting the Elixhauser comorbidity index for cancer patients.
This study was designed to adapt the Elixhauser comorbidity index for 4 cancer-specific populations and compare 3 versions of the Elixhauser comorbidity score with 3 versions of the Charlson comorbidity score for predicting 2-year survival with 4 types of cancer. Using data from the Texas Cancer Registry-linked Medicare data from 2005 to 2011, the researchers found that cancer-specific Elixhauser comorbidity scores performed slightly better than cancer-specific Charlson comorbidity scores. Individual Elixhauser comorbidities performed best.
AHRQ-funded; HS022134.
Citation: Mehta HB, Sura SD, Adhikari D .
Adapting the Elixhauser comorbidity index for cancer patients.
Cancer 2018 May 1;124(9):2018-25. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31269.
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Keywords: Cancer, Elderly, Medicare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Registries