Data Set Name: NIS_2011_SEVERITY Number of Observations: 8023590 Total Record Length: 86 Total Number of Data Elements: 34 Columns Description ======= =========== 1- 3 Database name 5- 8 Discharge year of data 10- 25 File name 27- 29 Data element number 31- 59 Data element name 61- 63 Starting column of data element in ASCII file 65- 67 Ending column of data element in ASCII file 69 Non-zero number of digits after decimal point for numeric data element 71- 74 Data element type (Num=numeric; Char=character) 76-175 Data element label NIS 2011 Severity 1 HOSPID 1 5 Num HCUP hospital identification number NIS 2011 Severity 2 KEY 6 20 Num HCUP record identifier NIS 2011 Severity 3 APRDRG 21 24 Num All Patient Refined DRG NIS 2011 Severity 4 APRDRG_Risk_Mortality 25 26 Num All Patient Refined DRG: Risk of Mortality Subclass NIS 2011 Severity 5 APRDRG_Severity 27 28 Num All Patient Refined DRG: Severity of Illness Subclass NIS 2011 Severity 6 CM_AIDS 29 30 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome NIS 2011 Severity 7 CM_ALCOHOL 31 32 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Alcohol abuse NIS 2011 Severity 8 CM_ANEMDEF 33 34 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Deficiency anemias NIS 2011 Severity 9 CM_ARTH 35 36 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases NIS 2011 Severity 10 CM_BLDLOSS 37 38 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic blood loss anemia NIS 2011 Severity 11 CM_CHF 39 40 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive heart failure NIS 2011 Severity 12 CM_CHRNLUNG 41 42 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary disease NIS 2011 Severity 13 CM_COAG 43 44 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Coagulopathy NIS 2011 Severity 14 CM_DEPRESS 45 46 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Depression NIS 2011 Severity 15 CM_DM 47 48 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Diabetes, uncomplicated NIS 2011 Severity 16 CM_DMCX 49 50 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Diabetes with chronic complications NIS 2011 Severity 17 CM_DRUG 51 52 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Drug abuse NIS 2011 Severity 18 CM_HTN_C 53 54 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Hypertension (combine uncomplicated and complicated) NIS 2011 Severity 19 CM_HYPOTHY 55 56 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Hypothyroidism NIS 2011 Severity 20 CM_LIVER 57 58 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Liver disease NIS 2011 Severity 21 CM_LYMPH 59 60 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Lymphoma NIS 2011 Severity 22 CM_LYTES 61 62 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Fluid and electrolyte disorders NIS 2011 Severity 23 CM_METS 63 64 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Metastatic cancer NIS 2011 Severity 24 CM_NEURO 65 66 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Other neurological disorders NIS 2011 Severity 25 CM_OBESE 67 68 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Obesity NIS 2011 Severity 26 CM_PARA 69 70 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Paralysis NIS 2011 Severity 27 CM_PERIVASC 71 72 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Peripheral vascular disorders NIS 2011 Severity 28 CM_PSYCH 73 74 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Psychoses NIS 2011 Severity 29 CM_PULMCIRC 75 76 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Pulmonary circulation disorders NIS 2011 Severity 30 CM_RENLFAIL 77 78 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Renal failure NIS 2011 Severity 31 CM_TUMOR 79 80 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Solid tumor without metastasis NIS 2011 Severity 32 CM_ULCER 81 82 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding NIS 2011 Severity 33 CM_VALVE 83 84 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Valvular disease NIS 2011 Severity 34 CM_WGHTLOSS 85 86 Num AHRQ comorbidity measure: Weight loss