Long-term impact of emergency laparotomy on health-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Emergency laparotomy can result in a range of physical and neuropsychiatric postoperative complaints, potentially impacting quality of life. This study aimed to assess the effect of emergency laparotomy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and how HRQoL influences the risk of readmission.

Method

HRQoL was assessed in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy during a 1-year period. Patients who completed the baseline HRQoL evaluation underwent a reassessment on postoperative day (POD) 30, 90, and 180. HRQoL was measured with the EQ5D index, and patients were categorized in 'high' and 'low' HRQoL. A decrease from high baseline HRQoL to low HRQoL by POD 30 was classified as 'acquired low HRQoL'.

Results

All 215 patients who completed the baseline HRQoL evalu

SUBMITTER: I Soylu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11761775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature