Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital (KUH), Kuopio, Finland.
Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital (KUH), Finland and University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Kuopio, Finland.
In Vivo. 2023 May-Jun;37(3):1192-1197. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13195.
BACKGROUND/AIM: National healthcare organizers require feedback from patients to improve medical treatment methods. Three-dimensional laparoscopy cholecystectomy (3D-LC) is a modern technique in surgery. However, there are no studies with patient feedback from validated questionnaires assessing the postoperative treatment results in 3D-LC.
Initially 200 patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis were randomized into 3D-LC or mini-laparotomy cholecystectomy (MC) groups. RAND-36-Item Health Survey was performed preoperatively and 4 weeks following surgery relating the survey scores between the 3D-LC and MC groups.
Similar postoperative RAND-36 scores were reported for both groups preoperatively and at 4 weeks following surgery, and no significant differences in RAND-36 domains were shown. When the patients in both study groups were combined, Mental Health (p<0.001), Bodily Pain (p=0.01) and General Health (p=0.016) domain scores were significantly higher, indicating a significantly positive change in quality of life 4 weeks postoperatively, while those for the Role-Physical domain were significantly lower, indicating reduced physical activity during the 4 weeks following surgery. In comparison to the Finnish reference RAND-36 scores, scores at 4 weeks were significantly higher for the Mental Health domain (MC group, p<0.001 and 3D-LC group, p=0.001) whilst scores were significantly lower in four other domains: Physical Functioning, Social Functioning, Bodily Pain and Role-Physical.
This study shows, for the first time using the RAND-36-Item Health Survey, relatively similar short-term outcomes in patients 4 weeks following cholecystectomy by 3D-LC and MC. Although scores for three RAND-36 domains were significantly higher postoperatively, indicating a significantly positive change in quality of life, a longer follow-up after cholecystectomy is needed for final conclusions to be drawn.
背景/目的:国家医疗保健机构需要患者的反馈信息来改进医疗方法。三维腹腔镜胆囊切除术(3D-LC)是一种现代手术技术。然而,目前尚无研究采用验证后的调查问卷获得患者反馈,评估 3D-LC 术后的治疗效果。
最初,200 例有症状的胆石症患者被随机分为 3D-LC 组或小切口开腹胆囊切除术(MC)组。术前和术后 4 周进行 RAND-36 项健康调查,比较 3D-LC 组和 MC 组的调查评分。
两组患者术前和术后 4 周的 RAND-36 评分相似,且 RAND-36 各领域评分无显著差异。当将两组研究对象合并后,精神健康(p<0.001)、躯体疼痛(p=0.01)和总体健康(p=0.016)领域的评分显著升高,表明术后 4 周生活质量显著改善,而躯体活动(Role-Physical)领域的评分显著降低,表明术后 4 周内体力活动减少。与芬兰参考 RAND-36 评分相比,术后 4 周精神健康领域的评分显著升高(MC 组,p<0.001;3D-LC 组,p=0.001),而其他 4 个领域的评分均显著降低:生理功能、社会功能、躯体疼痛和躯体活动。
本研究首次使用 RAND-36 项健康调查,显示 3D-LC 和 MC 术后 4 周患者的短期结果相对相似。尽管术后 3 个 RAND-36 领域的评分显著升高,表明生活质量有显著改善,但需要对胆囊切除术后进行更长时间的随访,才能得出最终结论。