Usefulness of Palliative Prognostic Index, Objective Prognostic Score, and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio/Albumin Ratio As Prognostic Indicators for Patients Without Cancer Receiving Home-Visit Palliative Care: A Pilot Study at a Community General Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the palliative prognostic index (PPI), objective prognostic score (OPS), and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio/albumin ratio (NLR/Alb) are well-known prognostic indicators for cancer patients, they do not provide clarity when it comes to predicting prognosis in patients without cancer who receive home-visit palliative care.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb can predict prognosis for patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care.

Design

This is a retrospective study.

Setting/subjects

We recruited 58 patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care from Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital, Japan, and died at home or at the hospital within seven days of admission between J

SUBMITTER: Hori T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002559 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature