Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A clinical assessment tool designed to measure comorbidity in geriatric cancer patients. The tool grades comorbidity severity from 0-4 in 14 organ systems: Heart; Vascular; Hematopoietic; Respiratory; Eyes, ears, nose, throat, and larynx; Upper GI; Lower GI; Liver, pancreas, and biliary; Renal; Genitourinary; Musculoskeletal and skin; Neurologic; Endocrine and breast; Psychiatric illness.

**Synonyms:** - CIRS-G - CIRS-G - CIRS-G - CIRSG1 - Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics - Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G)