Table 5.

Cumulative Illness Rating Scale

Cardiac

Hypertension

Vascular

Respiratory

Eye/ear/nose/throat/larynx

Upper gastrointestinal

Lower gastrointestinal

Hepatic/biliary

Renal

Genitourinary

Musculoskeletal

Endocrine/metabolic

Neurological

Psychiatric

Point system

0: No problem, organ system not compromised

1: Mild illness/impairment with or without requirement of therapy, excellent prognosis, and patient with normal activity

2: Moderate illness/impairment requiring therapy, good prognosis, and compromised activity of patient

3: Severe illness/impairment with urgent requirement for therapy, prognosis unclear, and marked restriction in activity of patient

4: Extremely severe life-threatening illness/impairment, emergency case of therapy, and adverse prognosis

Notes: The abovementioned organ systems are assessed. If illness/impairment is present, the illness/impairment with the highest severity is specified. Points are assigned according to severity. The total number of points is the CIRS score.

Abbreviation: CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale.