Wessex cardiac surgery follow-up survey: the quality of life after operation

Wessex cardiac surgery follow-up survey: the quality of life after operation.

Pulmonary function and health-related quality of life 1-year follow up after cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND Pulmonary function is severely reduced in the early period after cardiac surgery, and impairments have been described up to 4-6 months after surgery. Evaluation of pulmonary function in a longer perspective is lacking. In this prospective study pulmonary function and health-related quality of life were investigated 1 year after cardiac surgery. METHODS Pulmonary function measuremen...

Quality of life after cardiac surgery.

Tremendous strides have been made in the surgical treatment of cardiac disease. Research has documented many physical and psychologic benefits for the patient, but many questions remain unanswered. The change in quality of life may be the single most important outcome of cardiac surgery. This issue has received considerable attention in professional literature in recent years, particularly in t...

Relationship between Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury and Demographic Characteristics in a Three-Year Follow-Up

 Background and purpose: Quality of life among traumatic brain injury patients is of great importance in having more effective treatment. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between quality of life after traumatic brain injury and demographic characteristics. Materials and methods: In this cohort study, the statistical population included 409 patients with traumatic brain injury...

Increase in antimullerian hormone in long-term follow-up of patients with endometrioma after laparoscopic surgery

Abstract Background: Endometriosis is a common disease which is characterized by the development of the endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The most common location of endometriosis is the ovary, occurring in 17-44% of affected patients . It is a chronic disease mostly affecting women at reproductive age. Therefore, it is important to predict and protect the patients’ ovarian function. The...