Trajectories of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Palliative Gastrointestinal Surgery in Advanced Cancer: Is Good Quality of Life Sustainable?

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the trajectories and sustainability of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes after palliative gastrointestinal (GI) surgery and perioperative factors associated with HRQoL improvement postsurgery.

Background

Palliative patients face a wide range of physical, emotional, social, and functional challenges. In evaluating the efficacy of palliative surgical interventions, a major pitfall of traditional surgical outcome measures is that they fall short of measuring outcomes that are meaningful to patients during end-of-life. HRQoL tools may provide a more comprehensive assessment of the true value and impact of palliative surgery.

Methods

We prospectively recruit advanced cancer patients undergoing palliative GI surgery. The Functional Assessment of Cancer The

SUBMITTER: Wong JSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10406115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature