Patient-perceived health-related quality of life before and after laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients operated with laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass (LABFB) for atherosclerotic obstruction in aortoiliac segment, the main focus of the reports published during the last two decades has been morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study was to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQL) in these patients before and after LABFB.

Patients and methods

Fifty consecutive patients (27 females) with Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus II, type D lesions were prospectively included. Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire was used to get information about the HRQL before LABFB and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the operation. Main indication for LABFB was intermittent claudication. Linear mixed-effect models were used to assess changes in HRQL ov

SUBMITTER: Kazmi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437970 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature