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Use of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) for End-of-Life Prognostication in a Palliative Medicine Consultation Service
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 06/16/09

Lau F et al. - The findings revealed initial PPS to be a significant predictor of survival, along with age, diagnosis, cancer type and site, but not gender. This is consistent with earlier findings of the ambiguity and difficulty when assessing patients at higher PPS levels because of the subjective nature of the tool. The authors advocate the use of median survival and survival rates based on a local cohort where feasible, when reporting individual survival estimates.

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Palliative Care for the Cancer Patient
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 11/18/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The intravenous to oral relative milligram potency ratio of morphine during chronic dosing in cancer pain
Palliative Medicine, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Hastening death in end-of-life care: A survey of doctors
Social Science & Medicine, 11/12/09 Relevance Score: 66%

GP and nurses' perceptions of how after hours care for people receiving palliative care at home could be improved: a mixed methods study
BMC Palliative Care, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Undertreating pain violates ethical principles
Journal of Medical Ethics, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 66%