Open AccessPredictors of postoperative decline in quality of life after major lung resections
Author(s) -
Cecilia Pompili,
Alessandro Brunelli,
Francesco Xiumè,
Majed Refai,
Michele Salati,
Armando Sabbatini
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.046
Subject(s) - lung , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , quality (philosophy) , intensive care medicine , surgery , philosophy , nursing , epistemology
Severe impairment in quality of life (QoL) is one of the major patients' fears about lung surgery. Its prediction can be valuable information for both patients and physicians. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of clinically relevant decline of the physical and emotional components of QoL after lung resection.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom