title: [Quality of life after thoracic surgery].
abstract: Quality of life is difficult to define. The Karnofsky-Index has little contributed to the objective evaluation and self assessment appears to be rather important. A study of 88 patients of which 58 were subjected to thoracic surgery revealed, that quality of life following thoracic surgery is basically dependent on the postoperative physical condition. Following surgery of the esophagus the ability to swallow, after lung resection the respiratory capacity are important for the postoperative well being.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Köln-Lindenthal.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pichlmaier
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Böhm-Porath
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life
vernacular_title: Lebensqualität in der Thoraxchirurgie.