Quality of life after lung cancer surgery: sublobar resection versus lobectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare the postoperative quality of life (PQOL) between non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic sublobar resection (subsegment, segment, or wedge) and lobectomy. Meanwhile, we developed a PQOL scale for patients with NSCLC after optimization.

Methods

Developing and evaluating the postoperative quality-of-life scale of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC-PQOL) followed by the international principles for developing quality-of-life scale. Therefore, we used the NSCLC-PQOL scale to evaluate the PQOL of patients who underwent different surgeries.

Results

The overall PQOL of patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and sublobar resection gradually worsened from discharge to 3

SUBMITTER: Jiang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature