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Quality ofLife after Upper GI Surgery
GrigoriosChristodoulidis, AthinaA.Samara, andMichelB.Janho
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Introduction
The upper part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach and duodenum [1]. Malignant tumors remain the leading cause of upper gastrointestinal surgery, including esopha­gectomy, gastrectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy procedures, followed by signicant rates of mortal­ity and morbidity in as many as 40% of patients [2,
3]. The primary goal of oncological upper GI opera-
tions is to achieve a complete tumour resection (R0) and rebuild the digestive tract by creating the appro­priate anastomosis [4]. Considering the unique physiological characteristics of the upper part of the GI tract, the increased intraluminal pressures as the rst part of the alimentary tract and the acidic PH of the gastric enzymes, there are signicant rates of anastomotic leakages followed by increased mor­bidity and adverse events.
Since 1949 when Karnofsky and Burchenal developed a clinical scale to quantify the func­tional performance of oncological patients, health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been a fundamental concern of oncologic practice [5, 6]. Over the last two decades there has been increased
G. Christodoulidis (*) · A. A. Samara Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
M. B. Janho Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
interest regarding patient-reported assessment of HRQL treatment effectiveness, which provides a method to capture patients’ perceptions of symp­toms, functioning and general well-being after receiving operative treatment [7, 8]. Furthermore, in 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended the development and vali­dation of quality-of-life measures (patient­reported outcome measures -PROMs) that could be suitable for regulatory purposes [9].
As a traumatic procedure, surgery itself is a major source of stress for surgical patients and directly affects their HRQL [10]. Moreover, postop­erative anatomical changes in GI tract structure and function cause specic eating disorders including lack of appetite, reduced functional capacity to eat, reux, nausea, vomiting and malabsorption [11]. Oncological patients with a malignancy located in the upper GI tract, further to the risk of recurrence, experience nutritional consequences that impact HRQL outcomes as a result of signicant postop­erative changes in anatomical structures [12]. Self­reported HRQL may represent an important tool in postoperative follow- up, identifying high-risk patients for reduced survival and targeting postop­erative functional impairment [13].
In the present chapter, we aim to assess the impact of upper GI surgery on patient reported HRQL, based on available literature reports. An organ-based approach was followed to describe differing impacts on patients’ postoperative qual­ity of life.
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Esophagus
Esophageal cancer, Barrett esophagus or severe achalasia are three major esophageal pathologies requiring complex and extensive surgical procedures on the esophagus [14]. Typically, malignancy represents the most common indica­tion for an esophagectomy, which remains the eighth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide [15]. In early-stage esophageal can­cer, an esophagectomy can be curative in approx­imately 30% of patients, and a 5-year overall survival rate of approximately 20% to 40% has been reported [14, 16]. However, esophagectomy remains a surgical procedure associated with a high-risk of severe complications for approxi­mately 40% of patients, in addition to a recur­rence rate of 32% to 54% during the rst postoperative year [14, 17].
Esophagectomy can affect health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the immediate postop­erative period, with patients experiencing a vari­ety of symptoms within the rst 6 months including fatigue, insomnia, oral dryness, anorexia, dysphagia, reux, esophageal pain, diarrhea, dyspnea, cough and decreased social function [14, 1820] (Table 8.1). Poor scores in QoL assessed at 6 months after esophagectomy were associated with increased mortality in onco­logical patients [19, 21]. Postoperative complica­tions including anastomotic leak, infections, cardiopulmonary and operative technical compli­cations contributed to impaired HRQL scores [18, 2123]. However, according to Rutegard etal. [49], wider oncological surgical operations including the more extensive lymphadenectomy, wider resection margins and a longer operating time are not linked to worse HRQL in the six months following surgery.
Following an esophagectomy patients may benet from periodic assessments of HRQL, to detect increased morbidity based on the patient’s subjective self-reported symptoms. After identi­cation of eligibility for assessment through rou­tine monitoring, the patient can be directed to symptom-specic interventions for better man­agement of their symptoms and improvement of HRQL [14]. However, information regarding
HRQL must be based on well-designed scores and questionnaires to ensure that results are robust and useful for clinical practice [50].
Studies conducted over the last two decades demonstrated that esophagectomy is associated with an impaired HRQL [51]. A systematic review by Scarpa etal. [52] included 21 studies evaluating HRQL using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ C30 (14 studies also uti­lized the disease-specic OES18 or its previous version OES24) [53] and short form-36 (SF-36) [54] questionnaires; this review reported that both short- and long-term HRQL is signicantly affected by esophagectomy for esophageal can­cer. The symptom scales indicated worsened fatigue, dyspnea and diarrhea in the 6-month period following esophagectomy; however, emo­tional function had signicantly improved after the same time period [52]. The impairment of physical function may be a long-term conse­quence of esophagectomy, involving either the respiratory system or the alimentary tract. Improvement of emotional function in patients who have undergone successful operations may be attributed to the impression that they were cancer survivors [52].
In addition, the well-recognized postopera­tive deterioration in HRQL after esophagec­tomy in oncological patients appears to have a long-term impact on patient-reported HRQL. The majority of patients experience significant symptoms for more than 1 year fol­lowing the esophagectomy, and in some cases individuals reported gastrointestinal symp­toms lasting up to 20years after surgery [25,
26]. Long-term survivors of esophageal cancer
surgery experience reduced HRQL in several aspects, with persistence of specific symptoms or event deterioration of these symptoms. The reduction of HRQL appears related not only to older age, but also to the cancer and its treat­ment [26]. In a pooled-analysis of 15 original studies estimating quality of life among 28 HRQL outcomes, Jacobs etal. [55] concluded that patients experienced long-lasting deterio­ration in HRQL after esophageal cancer sur­gery, during a 12-month follow-up period.
8 Quality ofLife after Upper GI Surgery
Compared with the preoperative assessment,
QoL had decreased on discharge from
hospital but was restored within 6months of
operation in disease free patients.
Except for anastomotic strictures, each of the
predened complications (i.e., anastomotic
leak, infections, cardiopulmonary
complications, and operative technical
complications) contributed to decreased
Preoperatively, at
discharge, and 3,6, 9,
12months
postoperatively
6months
postoperatively
HRQL scores
A transthoracic approach, more extensive
lymphadenectomy, wider resection margins
and a longer operating time are not linked to
6months
postoperatively
worse HRQL 6months after surgery.
Assessment of specic HRQL items at
6months can be used as
a predictor of survival.
Patients reporting poor HRQL might
Need intensied clinical attention.
Scores for overall function and global QoL
decline below baseline within 1month after
surgery, and gradually improve but do not
recover fully 6months after surgery.
In the long-term follow-up (6–12months),
adjuvant therapy, eating disorders and
Preoperatively and
6months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, 1 and
6months
postoperatively
Baseline, after
neoadjuvant, and 1, 3,
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postoperative complications were associated
to poor QoL.
Postoperative HRQL is restored within
6months after discharge. Occurrence of
anastomotic stricture signicantly decreases
HRQL after esophagectomy.
6, 12months
postoperatively
Baseline, at discharge,
1 and 6months after
discharge
Spitzer index
Number
of
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
30 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy
prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Table 8.1 Including studies regarding HRQL after esophagectomy
Zieren etal. [20] 1996 Cross-sectional
QLQ-OES24
100 QLQ-C30,
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cancer
population-
based
2005 Prospective,
Viklund etal.
[21]
QLQ-OES18
355 QLQ-C30,
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cohort
2008 Prospective
Rutegard etal.
[22]
QLQ-C30,
401
cancer
QoL pre and post
Djarv etal. [19] 2010 Prospective
QLQ-OES18
(614)
esophageal resection,
cardia resection,
extended TG, TG and
cohort
QLQ-OES18
99 QLQ-C30,
oesophageal resection
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy
longitudinal
Chang etal. [18] 2014 Prospective
QLQ-OES18,
and the
IN-PATSAT32
QLQ-OES18
126 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post for
cancer
cohort
2014 Prospective
Scarpa etal.
[22]
196 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy for
cancer
cohort
2015 Prospective
Huang etal.
[23]
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Long-term survivors of oesophageal cancer
surgery experience reduced HRQL in several
aspects with persistent or even deterioration
in specic symptoms. The HRQL reduction
appears to be not only related to older age,
but also with the cancer and its treatment
Two-thirds of patients experience signicant
symptoms more than 1year after surgery.
5 and 10years
postoperatively
1year postoperatively
(median 4years)
Apart from dysphagia, which improved over
time, esophagectomy was associated with
decreased HRQL and lasting gastrointestinal
symptoms up to 20years after surgery.
Although some symptoms may persist,
1year, 1–5years, and
after 5years
postoperatively
HRQL is similar to that of healthy
individuals.
postoperatively
(2.1–5.4)
Patients who received THE have better
quality of life than those with TTE.
Patients with postoperative adjuvant therapy
only (range
12–48months)
have relatively poor QoL.
Short term HRQL decreased postoperatively
discharge (21-day
median)
G. Christodoulidis et al.
Patient QoL is severely hampered the rst
year after surgery, the lowest being 2months
after surgery.
A signicant decrease in physical function,
role function, and global health score
immediately is observed postoperatively,
followed by slow improvement 18–24 months
afterwards to approach baseline; dysphagia
Baseline and 2, 4, 6,
9, and 12months
postoperatively
Baseline, 3 monthly
for 12months, then
6-monthly until
24months
postoperatively
deteriorated rapidly but improved to baseline
at 9 months.
Number
of
Table 8.1 (continued)
QLQ-OES18
92 QLQ-C30,
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cancer
cohort
2016 Prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Schandl etal.
[24]
QLQ-OG25
876 QLQ-C30 and
QoL post
esophagectomyfor
QLQ-OG25
171 QLQ-C30,
cancer
esophagectomy
cohort
2022 Prospective
Markar etal.
[25]
2022 Case series QoL post
Boshier etal.
[26]
EQ-5D, SF36
QoL post THE 100 SF-36, RSCL 3.5years
cohort
2000 Prospective
De Boer etal.
[27]
110 MOS SF-36 2year postoperatively
THE, extended
esophagectomy (three
eld operation), and
Ivor-Lewis resection
QoL pre and post TTE 30 QLQ-C30 Baseline, and at
cohort
2009 Prospective
Aghajanzadeh
etal. [28]
cohort
2013 Prospective
Tatematsu etal.
[29]
QLQ-OES18
QoL pre and post TTE 79 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post MIE 25 QLQ-C30/
cohort
2015 Prospective
Malmström
etal. [30]
2005 Prospective
Leibman etal.
QLQ-OES18
cohort
[31]
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(continued)
MIE leads to a rapid restoration of HRQL.
Baseline, and
6weeks, 3, 6 and
QLQ-OES18
QoL pre and post MIE 62 QLQ-C30,
Worse short-term physical and activity levels
after transthoracic surgery.
No lasting differences in QoL of patients who
12months
postoperatively
5weeks, 3, 6, 9, 12,
18, 24, 30, and
36months
SF-20 and
disease specic
OTE vs. THE 199 RSCL, MOS
underwent either THE or OTE resection were
found. Compared with baseline, QoL declined
after the operation but was restored within a
year in both groups.
Esophageal resections are associated with
signicant deterioration of QoL, which
persists during the follow-up period. The
postoperatively
items
discharge, and
postoperatively, at 3,
105 QLQ-C30 Preoperatively, at
TTE vs. McKeown
esophagectomy
surgical technique and position of the
esophagogastrostomy did not affect QoL
deterioration.
MIE shows an overall benet on HRQL for
the patients on 6months follow-up than open
technique.
Some QoL variables differed signicantly
3months after surgery between THE and
TTE group.
QoL subscales are independent predictors of
survival in potentially curable patients with
6, 12 and 24months
postoperatively
Baseline, and 2, 4, 16,
24weeks
postoperatively
Baseline and
3months
postoperatively
QLQ-OES18
TTE vs MIE 56 QLQ-C30,
RSCL
esophageal adenocarcinoma preoperatively
and postoperatively.
of the scales between the 3 groups.
THE patients do not show signicant
improvement in HRQL except emotional
function. Both techniques show signicant
improvement in dysphagia and eating.
1year postoperatively There were no signicant differences on any
Baseline, and 3, 6, 9,
12months
postoperatively
QLQ-OES18
QLQ-OES18
TTE or THE vs MIE 104 QLQ-C30/
TTE vs THE 55 QLQ-C30,
2010 Prospective
Parameswaran
cohort
etal. [32]
randomized
trial
2004 Comparative
de Boer etal.
[33]
comparative
cohort
2008 Prospective
Egberts etal.
[34]
comparative
cohort
2010 RCT TTE vs THE 199 MOS-SF20,
Wang etal. [35] 2009 Prospective
Van Heijl etal.
[36]
cohort
comparative
cohort
2012 Retrospective
2014 Prospective
Sundaram etal.
[37]
Ramakrishnaiah
etal. [38]
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TME can provide better long-term HRQL
outcomes than TTE.
Preoperatively and at
3, 6, 12, 18, and
RAMIE provides a better short-term QoL,
and a better short-term postoperative
functional recovery compared to OTE.
RAMIE is associated with lower immediate
24months
postoperatively
Preopatively, 6weeks
postoperatively
postoperative pain severity and interference.
during inpatient stay,
Surgical technique seems to have little effect
on lasting symptoms and long-term HRQL.
1, and 4months
postoperatively
1year postoperatively
(median 4years)
No clear patient-reported benets of
Preoperatively and at
Th-RAMIE over THE for esophageal cancer.
However, Th-RAMIE conferred several
perioperative benets.
The route of reconstruction had no signicant
impact on patients’ subjective comfort or
QoL.
In the palliative setting retrosternal placement
1, 6, and 12months
postoperatively
postoperatively
G. Christodoulidis et al.
is recommended, as the functional
disadvantages had no impact on QoL.
Number
of
(continued)
Table 8.1
QLQ-OES18
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
TTE vs. TME 37 QLQ-C30,
longitudinal
comparative
2019 Prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Sugawara etal.
[39]
QLQ-C30,
cohort
2019 RCT OTE vs. RAMIE 112 SF-36,
van der Sluis
etal. [40]
QLQ-OES18,
and EQ-5D
Open vs. RAMIE 170 FACT-E, BPI Preopatively, 3 times
comparative
2019 Prospective
Sarkaria etal.
[41]
cohort
QLQ-OG25
QLQ-OES18
362 QLQ-C30 and
Ivor Lewis vs. TMIE
vs. HMIE vs open
surgery
THE vs Th-RAMIE 309 QLQ-C30/
cohort
comparative
2022 Prospective
Eyck etal. [42] 2022 Prospective
Williams etal.
[43]
26 QLQ-C30 Every 6months
cohort
1999 RCT Retrosternal vs
Gawad etal.
posterior mediastinal
gastric tube
reconstruction
[44]
8 Quality ofLife after Upper GI Surgery
Most QoL aspects deteriorated after radical
surgery for esophageal carcinoma and
regained the preoperative level before the end
of the rst postoperative year. Any major
surgical procedure (three-eld
lymphadenectomy and cervical
esophagogastric anastomosis) gives some
disadvantages in physical, social and role
functioning during the rst six postoperative
months.
Compared with Ivor Lewis and left
transthoracic esophagectomies, combined
thoracoscopic/laparoscopic esophagectomy
and every 3months
for 1year
postoperatively
Preoperatively, and 1,
12, 24weeks
postoperatively
enables higher postoperative QoL, making it a
preferable surgical approach for esophageal
cancer
TTIL is associated with more pain and
constipation than TAMK.
Baseline, then
3-monthly for
12months, 6-monthly
until 24months, and
annually until 5years
postoperatively
The retrosternal route is a better choice for
long term HRQL, although it has a higher risk
of anastomotic leak that might lead to worse
HRQL in early period.
Baseline, 2, and
4weeks, and 3,
6months
postoperatively
103
49 QLQ-C30 Baseline, at discharge,
Ivor-Lewis vs
McKeown
esophagectomy
comparative
cohort
2006 Prospective
Gradauskas
etal. [45]
QLQ-OES18
90 QLQ-C30,
Ivor-Lewis vs. left TTE
vs. combined
thoracoscopic/
laparoscopic
comparative
cohort
Zeng etal. [46] 2012 Prospective
QLQ-OES18
487 QLQ-C30,
esophagectomy
TAMK vs. TTIL
Esophagectomy for
GEJ cancer
comparative
cohort
2017 Prospective
Barbour etal.
[47]
QLQ-OES18
97 QLQ-C30,
MIE prevertebral route
vs. retrosternal route
comparative
cohort
Wang etal. [48] 2010 Prospective
Abbreviations: QLQ-C30: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life questionnaire C30, QLQ-OG25/QLQ-OES24/QLQ-OES18:
European Organization for Re-search and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life questionnaire cancer of the oesophagus module, IN-PATSAT32: European Organization for
Research and Treatment of Cancer in-patient satisfaction with care questionnaire, TTE/OTE: Open transthoracic esophagectomy, THE: transhiatal esophagectomy, RAMIE:
Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy, GEJ: gastroesophageal junction, TAMK: thoracoscopically assisted McKeown esophagectomy, TTIL:
open transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, MIE: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy FACT-E: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Esophageal, BPI: Brief Pain
Inventory, TME: Robot-assisted radical Transmediastinal Esophagectomy, SF-36: Short Form-36, EQ-5D: EuroQol 5D, MOS-SF20: Medical Outcome Study Short Form-20,
RSCL: Rotterdam Symptom Checklist, TG: total gastrectomy, PAIS: Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale score, GIQLI: Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index, Th-RAMIE:
Robotic Transhiatal esophagectomy, TMIE: totally minimally invasive, HMIE: laparoscopy-assisted hybrid minimally invasive
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Postoperative swallowing dysfunction follow­ing esophagectomy remains a major cause impairing quality of life, even in disease-free long-term survivors of esophageal cancer [56]. Moreover, esophagectomy for precancerous cases of Barrett syndrome appears to have a similar impact on HRQL when compared to oncological esophagectomies, with a psycho­logical benefit attributed to a reduction in the perceived risk of cancer [57].
Research has shown that postoperative com­plications delay recovery in terms of poor HRQL from a short-term perspective [58]. However, the impact of postoperative complications on quality of life is long-lasting. According to Derogar etal. [59], major postoperative complications follow­ing esophagectomy in oncological patients had a negative impact on HRQL even 5 years after the operation. In the long-term, follow-up factors including adjuvant therapy, eating disorders and postoperative complications were associated with poor HRQL [22]. Specically, although eat­ing dysfunction declined to levels comparable to patients without major postoperative complica­tions, sleep difculties and gastroesophageal reux progressively worsened over time [59].
There are several minimally invasive approaches for esophageal cancer surgery with comparable oncological outcomes to more tradi­tional operations. These different surgical tech­niques and approaches have also been compared to the more compatible operative techniques in terms of HRQL. A recently published meta­analysis of six original studies [60] concluded that minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has also been associated with a deterioration in HRQL postoperatively. More specically, dys­pnea, pain, fatigue, insomnia, constipation, diar­rhea, cough, and speech problems increased and a deterioration of global function lasted 6 months; increasing issues related to constipation and speech problems lasted 12months, and insomnia increased more than 12months after MIE [60]. However, according to another pooled analysis by Akhtar etal. [61], MIE was associated with more favorable outcomes than esophagectomy from the perspective of short-term outcomes. Moreover, MIE had signicantly better QLQC-
30 and OES-18 scores compared to esophagec­tomy in the rst, sixth- and twelve-month follow-up after surgery [62].
Open transthoracic esophagectomy (TTE) is considered the gold standard method for esopha­gectomy; however, this procedure has been strongly associated with a decrease in HRQL among both the short and long term, with the two rst postoperative months most affected [29, 30]. In this context, TTE was compared with transhia­tal esophagectomy (THE) in terms of postopera­tive quality of life. Data from prospective cohort studies reported that patients who underwent THE had better HRQL results than those who underwent TTE. According to De Boer et al. [27], although some symptoms may persist, the HRQL was similar to that of healthy individuals [28], and no lasting differences were identied between the two operative techniques [33]. Among both TTE and THE groups, HRQL declined when compared with baseline, but was restored within a year after the operation [33]. Conversely, according to a prospective compara­tive cohort study [38] THE was not associated with a signicant improvement in HRQL, with the exception of emotional function subscales. Furthermore, HRQL values are independent pre­dictors of survival in potentially curable esopha­geal adenocarcinoma patients, treated with both TTE and THE [36]. Similar to TTE, MIE lead to a postoperative deterioration in HRQL, however MIE is associated with a rapid restoration in the rst three postoperative months [31]. Video­assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATS) had an overall benet on HRQL for esophageal cancer patients during the 6 month follow-up after esophagectomy, compared with open sur­gery [32]. In general, MIE shows an overall ben­et on HRQL for patients at 6 month follow-up, compared to TTE [35].
Results from several studies concluded that surgical technique seems to have little effect on lasting symptoms and long-term HRQL [34, 37,
4244]. In a retrospective comparative study,
Egberts etal. [34] reported that esophagectomy in general is associated with signicant deteriora­tion of HRQL during a 24-month follow-up period, while both surgical technique and esoph-
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agogastrostomy position did not affect QoL dete­rioration. Similarly, no signicant difference on any of the HRQL scales were found in patients who underwent TTE, THE or MIE [37]. Furthermore, according to a recently published study [43] there was no clear patient-reported benets of Robotic Transhiatal esophagectomy (Th-RAMIE) over THE for esophageal cancer; however, Th-RAMIE conferred several perioper­ative benets. The route of reconstruction had no signicant impact on patients’ subjective comfort or quality of life [44].
Alternatively, results of other studies [40, 41,
4548] found a signicant difference in terms of
HRQL between different techniques and routes of esophagectomy. When comparing Ivor-Lewis and McKeown esophagectomy, three-eld lymphadenectomy and cervical esophagogastric anastomosis leads to some disadvantages in physical, social and role functioning during the rst six postoperative months [45]. Similarly, combined thoracoscopic/laparoscopic esopha­gectomy was associated with a higher postopera­tive QoL compared with Ivor Lewis and left transthoracic esophagectomies [46]. Moreover, open transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (TTIL) is associated with more pain and consti­pation than thoracoscopically assisted McKeown esophagectomy (TAMK) in gastroesophageal junction cancer patients [47]. RAMIE was asso­ciated with a better short-term quality of life, less postoperative pain and improved short-term post­operative functional recovery compared to TTE [40, 41]. Sugawara et al. [39] concluded that robot-assisted radical transmediastinal esopha­gectomy was associated with better long-term HRQL compared to TTE.
Gastric
As one of the most common cancers worldwide with more than one million new cases annually, gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer- related mortality [63]. Surgery plays a key role in management of gastric cancer patients. Following improvement in terms of survival, long-term impact of HRQL after major gastrec-
tomy has been an area of refocused academic interest [64]. Components of gastric cancer related HRQL impairment include gastrointesti­nal symptoms, systemic symptoms, global func­tioning as well as social and psychological health [64]. Despite the durable presence of gastrointes­tinal symptoms including reux, early satiety, and episodic nausea, global quality of life appears permanently unimpaired following gastrectomy [65]. Gastrectomy is a major operation that alters the physiological functions of the digestive tract and affects patients’ wellbeing. Consequently, patients who undergo this operation commonly experience a broad range of metabolic disorders, including malnutrition and weight loss [66].
The impact of gastrectomy on QoL are obvi­ous and intuitive; however less obvious is the magnitude of any postoperative adverse effects on QoL, the duration of this impaired QoL, and the comparative effects of various surgical options on QoL [67]. Most HRQL scales wors­ened postoperatively and gradually recovered during the rst postoperative year, with different rates of recovery among the patients [6871] (Table8.2). Patients who did not survive the rst 2 years may have experienced limited postopera­tive recovery compared to survivors [68]. Regarding the stage of gastric cancer, according to Kinami etal. [73] the results in terms of HRQL of advanced gastric cancer patients were similar to those of patients with early gastric cancer.
Several different surgical procedures have been described for achieving oncological radi­cality in gastric cancer [95]. Selection of the appropriate procedure is usually based on tumor location, preoperative staging, the patient’s gen­eral physical status and the surgeon’s preference. Nevertheless, patient-reported measures regard­ing their postoperative physical and emotional state, as opposed to objectively dened short­term perioperative outcomes, should be taken into consideration to achieve optimal care [95]. Quality of life assessment has become an increasingly important index for evaluating and selecting treatment interventions. Moreover, regarding the exact impact of gastrectomy in terms of HRQL in cases of advanced non-meta­static gastric cancer, a recently published sys-
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Potentially curative gastrectomy for cancer
has a detrimental impact on HRQL that
mostly recovers in patients surviving some
2years. Patients who die within 2years may
experience limited postoperative recovery
Most scales worsened after surgery and
gradually recovered afterwards with some
differences in rate of recovery. However, the
scales did not fully recover by 1year period
HRQL reduced in the rst months but
recovers by 12months
Preoperatively, then
6weeks, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18,
and 24months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, 3, 6, 9,
and 12months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, then 1,
3–9, 12, 24months
postoperatively
There were no differences between the
methods used.
14days, then 3, 6,and
After gastrectomy, patients encounter
functional impairments and symptoms, but
12months
postoperatively
Postoperatively (range
1month–5years)
experience only a slightly impaired global
G. Christodoulidis et al.
HRQL.DG, the ability to receive neoadjuvant
treatment, and minimally invasive
gastrectomy may be associated with HRQL
benets.
QoL of patients following advanced gastric
cancer surgery were similar to those of
patients with early gastric cancer.
QoL with respect to the global health status
and functional scales were not signicantly
different between the groups 1year after
surgery.
There were no differences between the
(>1year)
Preoperatively and
1year postoperatively
Every 6months for
methods used.
5years postoperatively
QoL
Number
of
Table 8.2 Including studies regarding HRQL after gastrectomy
instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
QLQ-
STO22
patients
Gastrectomy for cancer 58 QLQ-C30,
cohort
2010 Prospective
Authors Year Study type Comparison
Avery etal.
[68]
QLQ-
STO22
272 QLQ-C30,
Open and laparoscopy-
assisted surgery
cohort
2012 Prospective
Kong etal.
[69]
QLQ-
STO22
Gastrectomy for cancer 60 QLQ-C30,
cohort
2014 Prospective
Worster
etal. [70]
QLQ-
STO22
48 QLQ-C30 Preoperatively then,
pouch reconstruction versus
222 QLQ-C30,
gastrectomy without pouch
reconstruction
Gastrectomy vs. reference
population
cross-sectional
2002 RCT Gastrectomy and Longmire’s
Hoksch etal.
[72]
2018 Retrospective
Brenkman
etal. [71]
57 PGSAS-45 Postoperatively
2020 Retrospective Early stages vs. advanced
Kinami etal.
417 QLQ-C30,
stage of gastric cancer
TG or laparoscopy-assisted
2018 Prospective
[73]
Park etal.
QLQ-
STO22
TG
cohort
[74]
quality of
life index
106 Spitzer
interposition vs. TG and
esophagojejunal anastomosis
1995 RCT TG and jejunal pouch
Fuchs etal.
[75]