The usefulness of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scoring in predicting all-cause mortality in Outpatients with Clinical Diagnoses of COPD
Comorbidity, assessed with the CCI, is strongly predictive of mortality in outpatients with a clinical diagnosis of COPD, and this relationship appears to be non-linear. This instrument may be useful in determining prognosis in this population.
Authors
- Dorothy B. Wakefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0559-3434)
- Kévin Ly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-3953)
- Richard ZuWallack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-1166)
Institutions
- Trinity Health (US)
- St. Francis Hospital (US)
- Quinnipiac University (US)
- Hartford Financial Services (United States)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26335565251315876
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.07