Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, 9N-955, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2013 Nov;23(4):569-75. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.07.011.
Evaluation of health related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome measure for patients with esophageal cancer. The patient's perception of HRQOL is the outcome of interest rather than that of the health care professional, family or caregiver. HRQOL is not simply a list of symptoms, as patients may report good HRQOL despite experiencing symptoms of their disease or its treatment. HRQOL is similar after surgery alone or chemoradiation followed by surgery although recovery is more rapid after minimally invasive or transhiatal esophagectomy. Longterm survivors report HRQOL similar to the normal population for long term survivors.
评估健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）是食管癌患者的重要预后指标。患者对 HRQOL 的感知是关注的结果，而不是医疗保健专业人员、家庭或护理人员的感知。HRQOL 不仅仅是一系列症状，因为即使患者正在经历疾病或其治疗的症状，他们也可能报告良好的 HRQOL。单独手术后的 HRQOL 与放化疗后手术相似，尽管微创或经食管裂孔食管切除术的恢复更快。长期幸存者报告的 HRQOL 与长期幸存者的正常人群相似。
