Karnofsky Performance Status

"Karnofsky Performance Status" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.

Descriptor ID	D017567
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.500 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.500 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.500
Concept/Terms	Karnofsky Performance Status Karnofsky Performance Status Performance Status, Karnofsky Status, Karnofsky Performance Karnofsky Performance Status Scale Karnofsky Scale Scale, Karnofsky Karnofsky Index Index, Karnofsky

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Karnofsky Performance Status".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Health Status Indicators [E05.318.308.980.438.475]
Patient Acuity [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456]
Severity of Illness Index [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500]
Karnofsky Performance Status [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
Patient Acuity [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364]
Severity of Illness Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500]
Karnofsky Performance Status [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.500]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
Patient Acuity [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364]
Severity of Illness Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500]
Karnofsky Performance Status [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Karnofsky Performance Status".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Karnofsky Performance Status".

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