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Therefore, we controlled for severity of illness using type and intensity of drug therapy, the number of comorbidities, glycemic level, and health service use.
Information on the existence of comorbidities was extracted from the claims data using the occurrence of ICD-9 codes associated with comorbid conditions included in the Charlson Index [ 24 ] . We also analyzed data for conditions that were not included in that index, but occurred at a high enough frequency to warrant examination as possible comorbidities, in particular hypertension and lipid disorders.
The current generation of DRGs was originally based on ICD-9-CM and takes into consideration operations, complications, and comorbidities.
Comorbidities were based on physicians' claims with the respective ICD-9 code [ 14 ] during the 12-months period preceding the month in which the cancer was diagnosed.
Management of community acquired pneumonia has been progressively complicated by several factors: expanding spectrum of causative organisms, rising prevalence of antibiotic resistance, increasing population of patients with advancing age and with comorbidities and the interest in reducing the number of unnecessary admissions.