Table 2.
Frequency of Elixhauser Defined Comorbidities
| Diagnosis | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders | 68.11 |
| Cardiac Arrhythmias | 49.58 |
| Coagulopathy | 40.29 |
| Pulmonary Circulation Disorders | 39.45 |
| Hypertension, Uncomplicated | 34.89 |
| Weight Loss | 34.89 |
| Depression | 17.97 |
| Diabetes, Complicated | 15.08 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 14.13 |
| Hypothyroidism | 11.96 |
| Hypertension, Complicated | 11.91 |
| Other Neurologic Disorders | 10.18 |
| Obesity | 9.07 |
| Renal Failure | 8.96 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis/Collagen Vascular Disease | 8.9 |
| Liver Disease | 7.07 |
| Valvular Disease | 5.68 |
| Diabetes, Uncomplicated | 5.23 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disorders | 4.84 |
| Deficiency Anemia | 4.23 |
| Drug Abuse | 1.61 |
| Solid Tumor without Metastasis | 1.45 |
| Blood Loss Anemia | 1.22 |
| Paralysis | 1.11 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer Disease excluding Bleeding | 0.78 |
| Psychoses | 0.45 |
| Lymphoma | 0.22 |
| Metastatic Cancer | 0.17 |
| AIDS/HIV | 0.06 |