What does GPS mean in MEDICAL

The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) is a scoring system used to evaluate a patient's prognosis based on medical history, laboratory results, and other factors.

The score is calculated based on a number of variables such as age, recent weight loss, the presence of inflammation or infection, and laboratory results including serum albumin and transferrin levels.

The higher the score, the worse the patient's prognosis is likely to be. Low scores tend to indicate better survival rates than higher scores.

Since it takes into account factors that may not always be evident in physical examination or imaging studies alone, using this system can allow healthcare professionals to make more informed decisions when treating certain patients. It can also help improve communication between health care professionals by providing an objective measure of prognosis for patients with similar clinical characteristics.

This scoring system was initially developed by Professor Peter G A Hill from Glasgow University in Scotland. It has since been adopted globally and used clinically to assess the prognostic status of patients with cancer and other diseases.