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Modified Charlson Comorbidity Scoring System
| Assigned weights for diseasesa) | Condition |
|---|---|
| 1 | Myocardial infarction |
| 1 | Congestive heart failure |
| 1 | Peripheral vascular disease |
| 1 | Cerebrovascular accident |
| 1 | Dementia |
| 1 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| 1 | Diabetes |
| 2 | Hemiplegia |
| 2 | End-stage renal disease |
| 3 | Ascites or varices |
| 6 | Cancer |
Assigned weights for each condition that a patient has. The total equals to scores. For each decade >40 years of age, a score of 1 is added to the above score.
