OBJECTIVES: To validate the CODEX index in outpatients with advanced @entity1030 ( @entity1030 ). @entity1 AND METHODS: We studied all @entity1 with @entity1030 treated in a chronic @entity1576 unit. We calculated the BODEX and CODEX indices and their relationship with mortality, hospitalisations or both and performed an analysis by number of events (mortality and/or readmissions), using the Cox proportional hazards analysis. RESULTS: We included 80 @entity1 (90% @entity1 ) with a mean age of 73.4 years. The mean follow-up was 656 days, with an interquartile range (25-75%) of 417-642 days. Seventeen @entity1 died (21%) and 57 (71.3%) required hospitalisation for @entity1030 . The CODEX index was significantly related to mortality (P<.008; HR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.1-2.15), hospitalisations (P<.01; HR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.13-1.62) and the combined variable (P<.03; HR: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.1-1.5). The BODEX index was not associated with mortality (P=.17) but was associated with hospitalisation (P<.001; HR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.15-1.73) and the combined variable (P<.03; HR: 1.2; 95% CI: 1.02-1.34). There were 187 events during follow-up. Both the CODEX (P<.001; HR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.1-1.27) and BODEX (P<.02; HR: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.02-1.23) indices were related to the number of events. However, after adjusting for the interaction between the 2 indices, only the CODEX index maintained statistical significance for the combined variable for @entity1 (P<.03) and in the analysis by number of events (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Both the CODEX and BODEX indices are useful for predicting hospitalisations, although the prognostic ability of the CODEX index is greater than that of the BODEX index, both for mortality and hospitalisations.

Prognostic assessment of mortality and hospitalizations of outpatients with advanced XXXX . Usefulness of the CODEX index.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS', 'men'] @entity1576 :: ('MESH:D012131', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory disease'] @entity1030 :: ('MESH:D029424', 'Disease') :: ['chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'COPD']
@entity1030 :: (MESH:D029424,Disease) :: ['chronic obstructive pulmonary disease']
