What happens to patients undergoing lung cancer surgery? Outcomes and quality of life before and after surgery.
Chest
; 122(1): 21-30, 2002 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-12114334
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare baseline preoperative and 6-month postoperative functional health status and quality of life in patients undergoing lung cancer resection.METHODS:
Lung cancer surgery patients from three hospitals were administered the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the Ferrans and Powers' quality-of-life index (QLI) before surgery and 6 months after surgery. Preoperative, intraoperative, hospital stay, and 6-month postoperative clinical data were collected. All p valuesCONCLUSIONS:
Preoperative functional health status in patients who undergo lung cancer surgery is significantly impaired. A significant number of patients die during the 6 months after surgery. Pain and impairment of functional health status persists for 6 months after lung cancer resection. DLCO, not FEV(1), predicts postoperative quality of life. Preoperative chemoradiation, extent of resection, postoperative complications, or adjuvant therapy do not adversely affect functional health status or quality of life 6 months after surgery. Future studies should focus on risk prediction, technical improvements, and postoperative intervention to improve the functional outcomes and quality of life after lung cancer surgery.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Nível de Saúde
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article