ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2022
Comparison of postoperative cough-related quality of life and recovery between sublobectomy and lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: a longitudinal study.
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- Preoperative fractional exhaled nitric oxide is a risk and predictive factor of postoperative cough for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: a longitudinal study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
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- [Effect of Preserving the Pulmonary Branch of Vagus Nerve on Postoperative Cough in Patients with Stage I Peripheral Lung Adenocarcinoma].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2024Article
- Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of Predictive Model for Persistent Cough After Lung Cancer Resection Under Thoracoscopy.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Article
- Prospective case-control study on pain intensity after the use of promethazine in patients undergoing videothoracoscopy.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCough is a common complication after pulmonary surgery. Previous studies lacked a standard measure to assess postoperative cough-related quality of life and recovery. The purpose of this study is to compare postoperative cough regarding changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and recovery trajectory between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy and sublobectomy (segmentectomy or wedge resection) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients via the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in Mandarin Chinese (LCQ-MC).
methodsOverall, 156 patients with NSCLC underwent either VATS lobectomy or VATS sublobectomy; LCQ-MC was used to report the impact of postoperative cough on HRQOL for 6 months after surgery. The total scores of LCQ-MC range from 3 to 21, with a higher score indicating better health. Recovery from postoperative cough was defined as LCQ-MC scores returning to preoperative levels. The sensitivity of LCQ-MC to changes in postoperative cough recovery over time was evaluated via its ability to distinguish between surgery types.
resultsThe VATS sublobectomy group reported significantly higher mean LCQ-MC scores at 1 month after surgery, but no significant difference postoperatively at 3 and 6 months after surgery, and returned to preoperative physical (69 vs. 99 days), psychological (67 vs. 99 days), social (50 vs. 98 days) and total (69 vs. 99 days) scores faster than the VATS lobectomy group (all p < 0.05).
conclusionVATS sublobectomy had generally better HRQOL and faster recovery of postoperative cough than VATS lobectomy. In addition, the LCQ-MC performed satisfactorily in describing the longitudinal changes in postoperative cough.
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