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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Quality of Life After Total Laryngectomy: A Retrospective Study.

Konstantinos Vlachtsis, Nikolaos Tsetsos, Sotiria Sotiroudi, Marios Stavrakas, Georgios Fyrmpas, Angelos Nikolaou

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Konstantinos VlachtsisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3171-237X
Nikolaos TsetsosDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1884-6824
Sotiria SotiroudiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5104-2409
Marios StavrakasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1774-0665
Georgios FyrmpasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7048-2733
Angelos NikolaouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6431-5648
G. Papanikolaou General Hospital · GRRoyal Hallamshire Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quality of life is severely affected in laryngeal cancer patients, who have undergone total laryngectomy, particularly with regard to cancer diagnosis and the consequences of total laryngectomy. The aim of the present study is to record and evaluate the problems related with the quality of life in laryngectomized patients. A further goal is to investigate, whether a correlation exists between demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients. Fifty male patients, who underwent total laryngectomy, participated in the study. Two questionnaires were used to test various quality of life parameters, the EORTC QLQ C30 version 3.0 and EORTC QLQ H&N35. Specific demographic and clinical data of the patients were also recorded. The overall quality of life index was similar in both studied patients and the reference group of cancer patients provided by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). However, the following discrepancies were noted: voice, senses, dyspnoea were more problematic in studied patients, whereas the functional status of cognitive, physical, social and emotional function were better. In most recorded symptoms, the intensity was mild. The demographic and clinical data appeared to have interesting correlations with specific functional aspects and symptoms. Although several quality of life aspects are found to be negatively affected in laryngectomized patients

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EORCTLaryngeal cancerQuality of lifeTotal laryngectomy

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PMID36742759
PMCPMC9895551
OpenAlexW3159465818

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