Chất lượng cuộc sống của bệnh nhân ghép gan

Abstract

Objective: To describe some common characteristics and evaluate the quality of life of patients after liver transplantation. Subject and method: A descriptive sectional study on 80 liver transplantation patients from October 2017 to July 2022 at the Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Department, 108 Military Central Hospital to evaluate the quality of life of patients after liver transplantation by (36-Item Short Form Survey). Result: Meantime duration between liver transplantation of patient and administration of the questionnaire was 19.5 ± 12 months. The median age of patient was 51.7 ± 10.3. 83.3% were male. 97.5% of patients received a liver transplant from a living donor, while 25% indicated emergency transplants. Physical functioning and role limitations due to physical health of liver transplant patients due to cancer, cirrhosis and acute liver failure were 85 ± 12 and 86.4 ± 18.8 points, respectively (p<0.05), 81.6 ± 25.8 and 80.3 ± 36.9, 80.3 ± 36.9 and 58 ± 46.7. Quality of life in the area of limited physical activity at 1 year before and after transplantation was 60.4 ± 42.9 and 81.3 ± 32.4, respectively (p<0.05). Conclusion: Patients' quality of life after liver transplantation at 108 Military Central Hospital improved markedly in one year. It proves that liver transplant surgery is a safe, effective, and initial treatment with good results for patients with end-stage liver disease.