42114-9

LOINC 2.82

Comorbidities and complications 9

Comorbidi/Complication 9

Definition

  • Records the patient's pre-existing medical conditions, factors influencing health status, and/or complications during the patient's hospital stay for the treatment of this cancer using ICD-9-CM codes. Both are considered secondary diagnoses. Comorbidities may affect treatment decisions and influence patient outcomes. Information on comorbidities is used to adjust outcome statistics when evaluating patient survival and other outcomes. Complications may be related to the quality-of-care... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

Component

  • Comorbidities and complications 9

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Prid

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • Comorbidi/Complication 9; Identity or presence; Nominal; Oncology; Point in time; Random; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)

Index terms

  • Comorbidi/Complication 9
  • Identity or presence
  • Nominal
  • Oncology
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)