title: [Long-term outcome and health-related quality of life in survivors of severe acute pancreatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the health-related quality of life and postdischarge long-term outcome after severe acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The hospital records of patients with SAP discharged healthy from January 2003 to December 2003 were reviewed. The Rand 36-item Health Survey with accessory question was mailed to each patient. The means and deviations for each of eight scales scores of SF-36 were calculated, the study population scores were compared with general Chinese population; Univariate analysis was applied to determining the effects of variables such as age, sex, causes of disease, mode of treatment, frequency of surgery, financial burden, length of stay, chronic complications. Accessory questions were analyzed separately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The means and deviations for each of eight scales (PF, RP, RE, BP, VT, MH, SF, GH) scores of SF-36 in SAP patients were 83 +/- 15, 62 +/- 42, 69 +/- 36, 80 +/- 15, 69 +/- 19, 72 +/- 15, 75 +/- 18, 65 +/- 18, compared with general people. Except RP and SF, the others were similar. In the ANOVA of Physical Component Summary, the three variables mode of treatment, financial burden and length of stay were included (P < 0.05), while in that of Mental Component Summary, the two variables of gender and financial burden were included (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The health-related quality of life in SAP patients is similar to that of general people. Greater attention should be given to mode of treatment, length of stay and financial burden to improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sugery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ruo-qing
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Zhi-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tian-quan
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yao-qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Sheng-dao
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome