Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) - RNAO Appendix D
PPI relies on the assessment of performance status using PPS, oral intake, and the presence or absence of dyspnea, edema or delirium.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2011). Appendix D of End-of-Life Care During the Last Days and Hours. Toronto, Canada: Author. p 101. Copyright (2008), with permission from Elsevier.
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