Table 1 Comorbid conditions as defined by Charlson and Harborview Assessment for Risk of Mortality (HARM)
CharlsonHARM
1 Myocardial infarction1 Ischaemic heart disease
2 Congestive heart failure2 Hypertension
3 Peripheral vascular disease3 Psychoses
4 Cerebrovascular disease4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5 Dementia5 Diabetes mellitus
6 Chronic pulmonary disease6 Cirrhosis
7 Connective tissue disease7 Congenital coagulopathy
8 Peptic ulcer disease8 Epilepsy
9 Mild liver disease9 Obesity
10 Diabetes without complications10 Alcohol or drug dependence
11 Diabetes with complications11 Neurological degenerative disease
12 Paraplegia and hemiplegia
13 Renal disease
14 Cancer
15 Moderate or severe liver disease
16 Metastatic carcinoma
17 AIDS/HIV