Key result
Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery linked to a high ~81 QoL score at one year.
Why the study?
There is a need to improve quality of life in Indian patients with colorectal cancers, particularly focusing on pre-operative nutritional support and female patients.
Does laparoscopic surgery improve quality of life in Indian patients with colorectal cancer?
Observational (n=84)
No
Does laparoscopic surgery improve quality of life in Indian patients with colorectal cancer?
Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer is associated with good quality of life, though pre-operative nutritional support is needed, especially for Indian females.
Supports laparoscopic colorectal surgery for preserved QoL in this cohort; extends observations but leaves open generalizability and nutritional needs in Indian patients.
European organization for research and treatment of cancer; HRQoL, health related quality of life; RCTs, randomized clinical trials Key messages: Our study brings out the need for pre-operative nutritional support for the colorectal cancer patients to improve QoL.There is a need to stress upon improvement in Qol of Indian females population suffering from colorectal cancers.Minimal access surgery has shown to have good overall Qol.
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Heroor et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Colorectal cancer (n=84). Laparoscopic-assisted colorectal cancer surgery was evaluated on Global health status/quality of life (GHS/QOL) score at 12 months. Laparoscopic-assisted colorectal cancer surgery resulted in a high overall mean global health status/quality of life score of 80.56 at 12 months, with similar outcomes across age, T-stage, and N-stage groups.
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