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The Use Of Palliative Performance Score In Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease, Drew Kotler, Md, Mital Shah, Md, Sheela S. Reddy, Md, Jonathan M. Fenkel, Md, John Liantonio, Md, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, Md
The Use Of Palliative Performance Score In Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease, Drew Kotler, Md, Mital Shah, Md, Sheela S. Reddy, Md, Jonathan M. Fenkel, Md, John Liantonio, Md, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, Md
Department of Medicine Posters
● Palliative Care services are often underutilized in patients with End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and often only initiated at the end of life
● The Palliative Performance Score (PPS) is an important tool used in Palliative Care to assess functional status
● PPS has five functional dimensions: ambulation, activity level and evidence of disease, self-care, oral intake, and level of consciousness
● The aim of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score and PPS in ESLD patients
● MELD is used to predict mortality and to prioritize liver transplant …