Usefulness of the Palliative Prognostic Index in Predicting Prognosis when Considering the Transition from Hospital to Home Care in Patients with Terminal Stage Cancer

CONCLUSION: ECOG PS 1 or 2 has a favorable prognosis and that using PPI in ECOG PS 3 or 4 leads to a more accurate prognosis prediction. PPI evaluated during the hospital-based treatment of patients with terminal cancer can also be used to predict prognosis if the patient is transitioned to a home care environment.PMID:38462442 | DOI:10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2024_91-107

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - March 10, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Shiho Sakaguchi Masahiro Sakaguchi Shunsuke Honma Tomohiro Yagi Gakuji Osawa Akira Hirano Hiroki Yamaguchi Takayuki Hisanaga Shunichi Shiozawa Source Type: research