Definition
Diseases or conditions present at diagnosis and defined as comorbidities relevant to non-small cell lung cancer by Colinet et al 2005, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson with cancer—comorbidities
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Object ClassPerson with cancer
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PropertyComorbidities
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Value DomainColinet defined comorbidities code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Colinet defined comorbidities code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Cardiovascular | ||
| 2 | Respiratory | |||
| 3 | Neoplastic | |||
| 4 | Renal insufficiency | |||
| 5 | Diabetes | |||
| 6 | Alcoholism | |||
| 7 | Tobacco consumption | |||
| Supplementary Values | 97 | Not applicable-no comorbidities present | ||
| 98 | Unknown whether comorbidities are present | |||
| 99 | Comorbidities are present but type not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Comments:
Comorbidities may influence treatment decisions and patient outcomes; they may be used to adjust outcome statistics when evaluating patient survival and other outcomes.
Comorbidities are generally used with cancer patients to refer to conditions not related to the cancer, and in epidemiology to indicate the coexistence of two or more disease processes.
The presence of comorbidities in a patient may affect treatment decisions and be an important prognostic determinant. For example, they may be used to adjust outcome statistics when evaluating patient survival and other outcomes.References
Colinet, B; Jacot, W et al 2005. A new simplified comorbidity score as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: description and comparison with the Charlson’s index. British Journal of Cancer 93:1098-1105
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