Record each comorbid condition, as defined by the Colinet criteria, present in the patient at the time of diagnosis for lung cancer. The criteria were developed specifically for non-small cell lung cancer where comorbidities may be an important variable in treatment decisions and prognosis, however, record each comorbid condition for all lung cancers. Colinet criteria for comorbidities CODE 1 Cardiovascular Defined as the presence of one or more of the following: - congestive heart failure,
- ischaemic cardiopathy with/without myocardial infarction,
- severe valvular cardiopathy,
- arrhythmia requiring chronic treatment,
- history of cerebrovascular disease,
- hypertension, and/or
- peripheral vascular disease
CODE 2 Respiratory Defined as the presence of one or more of the following: - history of tuberculosis,
- history of pleural effusion or pneumonia,
- asthma,
- pulmonary embolism,
- chronic pulmonary insufficiency (as defined by a chronic hypoxemia less than 60 mmHg, and/or
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) inducing a FEV1 less than 1.5l)
CODE 3 Neoplastic Defined as a previous personal history of cancer excluding basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ carcinoma of the cervix. CODE 4 Renal insufficiency Defined as a creatinine clearance lower than 60 ml/min. CODE 5 Diabetes mellitus Defined as diabetes treated with either oral hypoglycaemics or insulin. CODE 6 Alcoholism Defined as a daily consumption of: - more than 80g of alcohol (8 standard drinks) for men
- more than 40g of alcohol (4 standard drinks) for women
CODE 7 Tobacco consumption Defined as a lifelong consumption of an equivalent of at least 100 cigarettes. |