Open AccessThe Elixhauser Comorbidity Method Outperforms the Charlson Index in Predicting Inpatient Death After Orthopaedic Surgery
Author(s) -
Mariano E. Menendez,
Valentin Neuhaus,
C. Niek van Dijk,
David Ring
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3686-7
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , logistic regression , emergency medicine , receiver operating characteristic , orthopedic surgery , charlson comorbidity index , surgery
Scores derived from comorbidities can help with risk adjustment of quality and safety data. The Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity measures are well-known risk adjustment models, yet the optimal score for orthopaedic patients remains unclear.