Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI)
Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI, 0–15) from the Palliative Performance Scale band, oral intake, edema, dyspnea at rest, and delirium; > 6 predicts survival under 3 weeks.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Palliative Performance Scale band
- PPS 10–20 (4)
- Oral intake
- Mouthfuls or less (2.5)
- Delirium
- Yes
Result: PPI 10.5/15 — predicts survival under 3 weeks.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Survival
- PPI > 6 predicts survival under 3 weeks; > 4 under 6 weeks; ≤ 4 beyond 6 weeks.
What you enter
- Palliative Performance Scale band (high ≥ 60 / mid 30–50 / low 10–20)
- Oral intake
- Edema (+1)
- Dyspnea at rest (+3.5)
- Delirium (+4)
How this is calculated
- Components
- PPS band (≥60 →0, 30–50 →2.5, 10–20 →4) + oral intake (normal 0, moderate 1, mouthfuls 2.5) + edema 1 + dyspnea at rest 3.5 + delirium 4 (single-medication delirium excluded), max 15.
Morita T, Tsunoda J, Inoue S, Chihara S. The Palliative Prognostic Index: a scoring system for survival prediction of terminally ill cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 1999;7(3):128-133. Read the source ↗
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