Assessment of quality of life of patients with colon cancer depending on the type of perioperative anesthetia

Authors

  • O. O. Tenkach Uzhgorod National University, Ukraine
  • E. S. Palahonych Uzhgorod National University, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34287/MMT.3(50).2021.9

Abstract

The purpose of the study. Assess the quality of life of patients with colon cancer in the perioperative period, depending on the chosen method of anesthesia.

Materials and methods. In the period from January to August 2020, an analysis of the results of anesthesia in 32 patients with colon cancer was performed on the basis of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of KNP «ZPC» ZOR. Two groups of patients were formed in a randomized manner. The difference between the groups was the difference in drug combinations and dosages of anesthesia. Subjective pain assessment studies in patients were performed using a visual analog scale (VAS) questionnaire. The EQ 5D scale (5-point pain scale) was used to assess quality of life. The Hamilton scale was used to assess the patient's psycho-emotional state. Student's mean T test was used to compare pain levels before and after surgery, and p < 0,05 was considered statistically significant.

Results. There was a statistically significant difference between cortisol levels after surgery in patients of groups I and II (p = 0,0001). When comparing insulin and blood glucose, it was found that the results of biochemical parameters are lower in group II patients, indicating a lower level of pain or its absence in the first 6 hours after surgery (p = 0,0001). Patients in groups I and II had an increase in the VAS scale, but in patients who used only general anesthesia, the rates were twice as high as in the group of patients who used a combination of epidural anesthesia (p = 0,0001).

Evaluating the results of the questionnaire on the EQ 5D scale, a similar picture was established as when evaluating on the VAS scale where in the second group of patients statistically significantly lower pain rates than in the first group (p = 0,0001). The level of anxiety in patients who underwent epidural anesthesia decreased slightly in the postoperative period compared with baseline (p = 0,005).

Conclusions. The quality of life of patients in the second group is higher than in patients of group I according to the questionnaire scale EQ 5D (p = 0,0001). The level of anxiety in patients of group I is higher in the first 6 hours after surgery than in patients of group II where epidural anesthesia is used (p = 0,0001).

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2021-09-20

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Tenkach, O. O. ., & Palahonych, E. S. . (2021). Assessment of quality of life of patients with colon cancer depending on the type of perioperative anesthetia. Modern Medical Technology, (3), 48–51. https://doi.org/10.34287/MMT.3(50).2021.9

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