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AKPS — Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status BODE Index (Palliative context)CAM-S (Confusion Assessment Method - Severity)CPOT (Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool)Death Rattle Scoring (Victoria)Distress Thermometer Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r)FAST Scale (Dementia)IPOS (Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale)Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS)Menten Score Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose (MEDD)Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC)Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)PAINAD Scale Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2)Palliative Prognostic (PaP) Score Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI)Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS)Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS-PAL)Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM)e-PaP Score

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Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI)

Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI)

Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)

Clinical Symptoms

Prognostic Screening

Select the patient's PPS level and any present physical symptoms to estimate survival.

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Last Review: 2026

When to Use

When to Use

Prediction of survival duration in palliative care patients

Distinguishing patients likely to survive < 3 weeks vs. > 6 weeks

Informing family discussions about prognosis and goals of care

Guiding intensity of interventions in final weeks of life

Clinical Context

Five-item clinical predictor incorporating PPS, oral intake, edema, dyspnea, and delirium.

Last Comprehensive Review: 2026

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