A Combined Scoring System of Palliative Prognostic Index and Laboratory Prognostic Score

Norihiro Yuasa, Natsuko Kawai, Junichi Takamizawa, Department of Palliative Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on November 15, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
PurposeWe hypothesized that combining the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI; maximum score: 15) with the Laboratory Prognostic Score (LPS; maximum score: 10), which is based on blood test parameters, would yield superior prognostic accuracy compared with ...