Palliative care 2016

Palliative Prognostic Index: PPI

Performance status/Symptoms

Partial score

Scoring PPI score

Palliative Performance Scale

10–20 30–50

4

2.5

> 6 : survival < 3 weeks > 4 : survival < 6 weeks ≤ 4 : survival > 6weeks

≥60

0

Oral Intake

Mouthfuls or less

2.5

Reduced but more than mouthfuls

1

Normal

0

Edema

Prospective Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index in Patients with Cancer. Stone, C ,Tierman, E., & Dooley, B., Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2008,Vol. 35, No. 6, 617–622

Present Absent

1 0

Dyspnea at rest Present

3.5

Absent

0

Delirium

Present Absent

4 0

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