Aggregated Diagnosis Group (ADG) scores (part of the Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) case-mix system) provided a measure of the burden of morbidity, with higher scores indicating a higher burden (i.e. more co-morbidities) [ 50].
It is possible that the difference in utility between women with RVVC and the general population was partially attributable to co-morbidities with higher occurrence in RVVC patients than in the general population [ 1, 2].
In contrast, standardisation must be considered for practices and morbidities with a high centre variation and high ORs for mortality.
A predominance of lymphocytes in the CSF was associated with lower morbidity (42% in patients with high morbidity vs. 80% in those with low morbidity, p=0.04).
Emergency surgery in the elderly is challenging in terms of decision making, managing co-morbidity and post-operative rehabilitation with high morbidity and mortality.
Those > =80 years old carried more significant co-morbidities and with higher disease severity.
Nevertheless, co-morbidities were recorded with high specificity.
"We're talking about a serious illness with high morbidity, and mortality," Dr. Frazier said, "and for some of these children the medications can be life-giving".
Conclusions: SAH is associated with high morbidity.
