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Research Article
Quality of Life and Level of Anxiety in Patients after Gallbladder Surgery
Author(s): Brigida Sedlak, Zbigniew Lorenc, Maciej Zaniewski, Eugen Wiktor Jan Krawczyk, Eugeniusz Majewski, Marzena Kowalska, Urszula Skotnicka, Joanna Kitlas- Polasik and Mateusz MajewskiBrigida Sedlak, Zbigniew Lorenc, Maciej Zaniewski, Eugen Wiktor Jan Krawczyk, Eugeniusz Majewski, Marzena Kowalska, Urszula Skotnicka, Joanna Kitlas- Polasik and Mateusz Majewski
Introduction: Cholelithiasis involves the presence of gallstones that form in the biliary tract, usually in the gallbladder. Symptomatic cholelithiasis is an indication for surgical treatment. Quality of life and patient satisfaction following surgery is an important aspect in predicting treatment outcomes.
Aim: Measurement of quality of life, including the level of anxiety state and dynamics of changes of individual components (physical, mental, social, and environmental) over time (from qualifying for operations and the postoperative period, up to 6 months after surgery) in patients undergoing open and laparoscopy cholecystectomy.
Material and methods: The study group consisted of 105 people at the Clinical Department of Surgery, County Hospital in Tychy. The patients were divided into two groups, laparoscopic surger.. Read More»
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