Major low anterior resection syndrome has equivalent health-related quality of life implications as having a permanent colostomy

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BACKGROUND: The literature is inconclusive when comparing health-related quality of life following restorative anterior resection (AR) compared with abdominoperineal resection (APR). Consideration of functional outcomes may explain this inconsistency. The aim of this study was to compare health-related quality of life in patients post-anterior resection, stratified by low anterior resection syndrome score, and post-abdominoperineal resection patients.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study of consecutive patients post APR and AR for rectal or sigmoid adenocarcinoma at a tertiary centre in Sydney, Australia (Jan 2012- Dec 2021) was performed. HRQoL outcomes (SF36v2 physical [PCS] and mental component summary [MCS] scores) were compared between APR and AR patients, with subgroup analyses stratifying AR patients according to LARS score (no/minor/major). Age- and gender-adjusted comparisons were performed by linear regression.

RESULTS: Overall, 248 post-AR patients (57.3% male, mean age 70.8 years, SD 11.6) and 64 post-APR patients (62.5% male, mean age 68.1 years, SD 13.1) participated. When stratified by LARS, 'major LARS' had a similar negative effect on age-and sex-adjusted PCS scores as APR. 'No LARS' (p < 0.001) and 'minor LARS' (p < 0.001) patients had higher PCS scores compared to post-APR patients. 'Major LARS' had a similarly negative effect on MCS scores compared with post-APR patients. MCS scores were higher in 'no LARS' (p = 0.006) compared with APR patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative bowel dysfunction significantly impacts health-related quality of life. Patients with 'major LARS' have health-related quality of life as poor as those following APR. This requires consideration when counselling patients on postoperative health-related quality of life, especially where poor postoperative bowel function is anticipated following restorative surgery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Techniques in coloproctology - 28(2023), 1 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koneru, S [VerfasserIn]
Builth-Snoad, L [VerfasserIn]
Rickard, M J F X [VerfasserIn]
Keshava, A [VerfasserIn]
Chapuis, P H [VerfasserIn]
Ng, K-S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Colorectal cancer
Journal Article
Low anterior resection syndrome
Pelvic floor
Quality of life

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 06.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10151-023-02879-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365906573