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LOINC 2.82

Comorbidities and complications 10

Comorbidi/Complication 10

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 10

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Prid

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • Comorbidi/Complication 10; Identity or presence; Nominal; Oncology; Point in time; Random; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)

Index terms

  • Comorbidi/Complication 10
  • Identity or presence
  • Nominal
  • Oncology
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)