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11301943

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of 31 patients presenting with gastroesophageal reflux (GORD) and operated on by Nissen fundoplication. The series consisted of 23 men and 8 women; the median age was 39 years (range 22-65) and the median follow-up 36 months (range 18-74). We used a new questionnaire: the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) that includes 36 items and uses a five-graded Likert scale (from 0 to 4) giving a maximum score of 144. This score includes five dimensions: symptoms, emotions, vitality, social relations and medical treatment. The pre- and postoperative GIQLI scores observed in the Nissen group and the score of a control group of 110 healthy patients were compared with each other. The preoperative score (71 +/- 21) was greatly impaired compared to the score (123 +/- 13) of the control group (p < 0.0001). The postoperative score (109 +/- 21) increased significantly (p < 0.0001) but remained statistically inferior to the score of the control group (p < 0.005). The analysis of the dimensions showed that the postoperative score of the symptoms was lower in the Nissen group: 56 +/- 9 versus 66 +/- 6 in the control group (p < 0.0005) whereas no statistical difference was found for the four other dimensions. This lower symptoms score was not due to recurrence of GORD symptoms but to the occurrence of flatulence and to the persistence of gurgling noises and gas bloating. In conclusion, the quality of life of the patients requiring surgery for gastroesophageal reflux was greatly impaired, it largely improved after Nissen fundoplication but did not reach the level of healthy patients because of unrelated GORD gastrointestinal symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5458
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
20-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Quality of life assessment after Nissen fundoplication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique Notre-Dame, Tournai, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies