Health-related quality of life of survivors of penetrating trunk trauma in Johannesburg, South Africa

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society
H van AswegenP Becker

Abstract

To study how the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of survivors of penetrating trunk trauma (PTT) changes from pre-morbid status to 6 months after hospital discharge and to determine differences in the HRQOL between subjects ventilated for short and prolonged periods of time. To determine how the HRQOL of PTT survivors compares with that of a healthy control group in order to identify limitations imposed by critical illness. Retrospective and observational prospective assessment of the quality of life (QoL) of PTT survivors with the Medical Outcomes Short Form-36 (SF-36) UK English version questionnaire. Cross-sectional assessment of the QoL of a healthy control group with the SF-36. The physical component summary (PCS) score was significantly reduced for the short mechanical ventilation (MV) group (n = 13) at 1 and 3 months compared to pre-admission status (p = 0.00, respectively). The mental component summary (MCS) score was significantly reduced at 1, 3 and 6 months (p = 0.00, respectively). The PCS and MCS were significantly reduced for the long MV group (n = 29) at all three assessments compared to the pre-admission HRQOL (p = 0.00-0.01). The short MV group reported HRQOL comparable to that of the healthy group (n = 4...Continue Reading

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