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Table 5 Identify any pre-existing disease and summarize the total Charlson Co-morbidity Index score (CCI).

From: Developing an early screening instrument for predicting psychological morbidity after critical illness

Medical conditions

Scores

Myocardial infarct

1

Congestive heart failure

1

Peripheral vascular disease

1

Cerebrovascular disease

1

Dementia

1

Chronic pulmonary disease

1

Connective tissue disease

1

Ulcer disease

1

Mild liver disease

1

Diabetes

1

Hemiplegia/paraplegia

2

Moderate or severe renal diseasea

2

Diabetes with end organ damageb

2

Any tumor

2

Leukemia/lymphoma

2

Moderate or severe liver disease

3

Metastatic solid tumor

6

AIDS

6

Summarized CCI-score

 
  1. A total score above three (CCI>3), is regarded as presence of major pre-existing diseases in Table 4.
  2. aPatients on dialysis, with uremia or who have had kidney transplantation. bPatients with retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, with juvenile onset or previous episodes of ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma.