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What is the difference between a diagnosis of comorbidity and complication?

  1. What is the difference between a diagnosis of comorbidity and complication?
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Difference between a diagnosis of comorbidity and complication :-

Comorbidity :- it is a pre-existing conditions that affact the treatment received and prolonged length of stay.

- comorbidity is a conditions that is present admissions but is not inherent to the principle diagnosis.

Complication :- Complication is a condition that arise during the hospital that prolonged time stay. however as conditions as you are in the hospital.

Examples :-

PROCEDURE CIMPLICATION COMORCOMORBIDITDI

Cesarean section

Transuretheralprostactctomy

-Hemorrhage

-Infection

- Renal complications

-Hemorrhage

-Infection

-Diabetes

-Chronic asthma

-Ventricular tachycardia

-Arteriosclerotic heart disease

-Emphysema

-Diabetic

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