Short-term Quality of Life After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Abstract

Introduction: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been increasingly performed in many advanced centers of our country. Short-term quality of life (QoL) after the CRS with HIPEC was investigated in Turkish population. The purpose of our study was to investigate the QoL in patients operated for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC).Methods: Retrospectively collected data from 42 consecutive patients, who had undergone CRS and HIPEC, and 92 abdominal malignancy patients after oncological surgery without CRS and HIPEC were selected in the study between 2012 and 2015. A Turkish version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaire (QLQ-C30) was used at the 6th month following surgery for the QoL assessment. Statistical analysis was done with one sample t-test, and p0.05).Conclusion: Short-term QoL after the CRS with HIPEC patients and without the CRS+HIPEC oncologic patients is found to be similar in Turkish population.