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Comprehensive Complication Index
Also written as: CCI — Comprehensive Complication Index
Scoring system that accounts for all complications after surgery, weighted by their severity.
Full Definition
A numerical scale from 0 to 100 that provides a single summary measure of postoperative morbidity by incorporating all complications experienced by a patient, weighted according to their Clavien-Dindo grades. The Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) offers a more complete picture than traditional binary complication reporting by capturing patients who experience multiple complications of varying severity. This metric is increasingly used in surgical quality assessment and research.
Usage
Usage note: Always capitalize all words when written in full; CCI is the standard abbreviation.
In Context
- "The patient's Comprehensive Complication Index was 33.7 due to multiple Grade II events." — Quality assessment report
- "CCI scores were significantly lower in the minimally invasive surgery group." — Comparative outcomes study
Also known as
CCI score
complication burden score
Don't confuse with
Clavien-Dindo classification
complication rate