Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Defining A New 6-Factor Charlson Comorbidity Index Utilizing Data Points Available in ACS-NSQIP for Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy.
J Christopher Polanco-Santana, João P G Kasakewitch, Kaique Filardi, Scott C Fligor, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Tara S Kent
Published: 202510.1016/j.gassur.2025.102319
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is widely used in surgical research to summarize patients' baseline comorbidities. However, large surgical databases such as the ACS-NSQIP lack key CCI components, limiting its applicability. Developin…
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