Original Article
Evaluation of early recovery quality in elderly patients with gastrointestinal tumor resection by quality of recovery-40 questionnaire
Ying Zhang, Liang Xu, Rongzhen Yin, Miaomiao Guo, Wei Zhang, Zhengliang Ma
Published 2019-01-05
Cite as Chin J Postgrad Med, 2019, 42(1): 2-5. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4904.2019.01.002
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the influencing factors and early recovery quality in elderly patients with gastrointestinal tumor resection by the quality of recovery-40 questionnaire (QoR-40 questionnaire).
MethodsOne hundred and forty-two elderly patients who had underwent gastrointestinal tumor resection from February to June 2017 were selected. The patients were over 65 years old. Their body mass index was (22.98 ± 3.20) kg/m2, and American Society of Anesthesilogists (ASA) was Ⅱ or Ⅲ grade. The patients were assessed with QoR-40 questionnaire on the first and second day after operation, and the factors affecting the total score of QoR-40 questionnaire on the first and second day after operation were analyzed.
ResultsCompared with those on the first day after operation, the scores of emotional status, physical comfort, psychological support, physical independence, pain and total score of QoR-40 questionnaire on the second day after operation were significantly higher: 42 (39, 43) scores vs. 40 (38, 42) scores, 53 (52, 54) scores vs. 52 (50, 53) scores, 35 (35, 35) scores vs. 35 (34, 35) scores, 15 (13, 15) scores vs. 14 (12, 15) scores, 34 (33, 35) scores vs. 33 (32, 34) scores and 178 (173, 182) scores vs. 174 (169, 177) scores, and there were statistical differences (P<0.01). On the first day after operation, the total score of the QoR-40 questionnaire was related with the type of operation (P<0.05), and it was not related with age, sex and anesthesia (P > 0.05); on the second day after operation, the total score of QoR-40 questionnaire was related with age and operation type (P<0.05), and it was not related with sex and anesthesia (P > 0.05).
ConclusionsThe early postoperative period score of QoR-40 questionnaire in patients with colorectal tumor resection and age less than 70 years old is higher, and the recovery quality after operation is relatively good, suggesting that the operation type and age may be an important factor affecting the early recovery quality of the elderly patients with gastrointestinal tumor resection.
Key words:
Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Aged; Recovery of function; Quality of recovery-40 questionnaire
Contributor Information
Ying Zhang
Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
Liang Xu
Rongzhen Yin
Miaomiao Guo
Wei Zhang
Zhengliang Ma