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. 2014 Jun 1;15(3):328–335. doi: 10.1089/sur.2012.135

Appendix: B

Code Description
 1 Congestive heart failure
 2 Valvular disease
 3 Pulmonary circulation disease
 4 Peripheral vascular disease
 5 Hypertension
 6 Paralysis
 7 Other neurological disorders
 8 Chronic pulmonary disease
 9 Diabetes with complications
10 Diabetes without complications
11 Hypothyroidism
12 Renal failure
13 Liver disease
14 Peptic ulcer disease
15 HIV/AIDS
16 Lymphoma
17 Metastatic Cancer
18 Solid tumor without metastatic disease
19 Rheumatologic disorder
20 Coagulopthy
21 Obesity
22 Weight loss
23 Fluid electrolyte disorder
24 Chronic blood loss anemia
25 Deficiency anemias
26 Alcohol abuse
27 Drug abuse
28 Psychoses
29 Depression

HIV/AIDS=human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.