comorbidiPy

Python package to calculate comorbidity scores and other clinical risk scores.

The comorbidity function of this library is effectively a rewrite of the excellent R library comorbidity (https://github.com/ellessenne/comorbidity/) by Alessandro Gasparini (https://www.ellessenne.xyz/).

Comorbidipy also includes additional clinical risk calculators listed below.

Feature List

• Charlson Comorbidity Score
• Elixhauser Comorbidity Index
• Hospital Frailty Risk Score
• Disability and Sensory Impairments

Variants of Charlson and Elixhauser Scores

The comorbidity function allows calculation of Charlson and Elixhauser score using ICD9 or ICD10 codes and the following variations.

Variations of Charlson Comorbidity Score

• Mapping:

  • Quan version
  • Swedish version
  • Australian version
  • UK version (from Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator - SHMI)

• Weights:

  • Charlson
  • Quan
  • SHMI
  • Modified SHMI

Elixhauser Comorbidity Index

• Mapping:

  • Quan

• Weights:

  • van Walraven
  • Swiss

License and Documentation

• Free software: MIT license
• Documentation: https://comorbidipy.readthedocs.io. (TODO)

Credits

• Cookiecutter https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
• R library comorbidity https://github.com/ellessenne/comorbidity/