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Quality of life in patients with rectal cancer after laparoscopic colectomy
Ist Teil von
Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences. Yi xue ban, 2007-07, Vol.36 (4), p.371-377
Ort / Verlag
China
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
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MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
To assess the quality of life in patients with rectal cancer after laparoscopic colectomy.
From Sep.2004 to Dec. 2005, 51 patients with rectal cancer were recruited in this prospective, non-randomized study.Twenty-three patients underwent laparoscopic colectomy (LC), 28 patients had open colectomy (OC). EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38 questionnaire were applied to evaluate quality of life baseline, discharging and 3 months after operation.
Before operation,the median score of role functioning in LC group was lower. However, LC group patients complained less financial difficulties. The differences were of statistical significance (P<0.05), but not of clinical significance. The median scores of other function domains and symptom domains were similar between two groups (P>0.05). Postoperatively, the most median scores of function domains and symptom domains between two groups were similar (P>0.05). The only score with statistically significant difference was the pain when patients left hospital (U=218.5, P=0.042). Ho