[Disablement, invalidity and vocational rehabilitation after surgical treatment because of bronchial carcinoma (author's transl].
Results of vocational rehabilitation of 1033 patients, treated with surgery because of bronchial cancer are reported. We compared persons with and without a 5 year survival rate. Persons with a survival rate of five years showed the best results; 52% were reemployed for full time or part time on year after surgery, 30% of them at their former working place. Rehabilitation for a full time or only a part time job depends among other factors on the extent of resection. Persons with partial resection (61 %) have, compared with pneumonectomies (29%), a better chance of reemployment in a full time or part time job. Within the five postoperative years 44% of all patients got fit for work. An precipitant invalidisation is not advisable.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D013997:Time Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
Arbeitsunfähigkeit, Invalidisierung und berufliche Rehabilitation nach Operation wegen Bronchialkarzinom.