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''This article is about Chronic Health in the context of the APACHE score, see [[Comorbid Diagnosis]] for info on the comorbidities we collect, and [[Charlson Comorbidity Index]] for the Charlson comorbidities that are also used for the [[Alert]] score.'' | ''This article is about Chronic Health in the context of the APACHE score, see [[Comorbid Diagnosis]] for info on the comorbidities we collect, and [[Charlson Comorbidity Index]] for the Charlson comorbidities that are also used for the [[Alert]] score.'' | ||
The Chronic Health field stores information about specific chronic pre-existing underlying disease conditions. This value is used in conjunction with [[Admit Type for APACHE II]] to calculate the [[APACHE_Scoring_table#Chronic_Health_Score|Chronic_Health_Score]], one of the components of the [[Category:APACHE II | APACHE II score]]. | <onlyinclude>The Chronic Health field stores information about specific chronic pre-existing underlying disease conditions.</onlyinclude> This value is used in conjunction with [[Admit Type for APACHE II]] to calculate the [[APACHE_Scoring_table#Chronic_Health_Score|Chronic_Health_Score]], one of the components of the [[Category:APACHE II | APACHE II score]]. | ||
To be considered to be a '''chronic''' disease, the chronic condition must have been documented as present before current hospitalization. | To be considered to be a '''chronic''' disease, the chronic condition must have been documented as present before current hospitalization. | ||