RESEARCH ARTICLE
Nobel Med 2017; 13(2): 52-56

FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BYPASS GRAFTING IN CRITICAL LEG ISCHEMIA

Nurver Turfaner Sipahioglu, Caner Arslan, Günay Can, Hasan Tüzün, Fikret Sipahioglu
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate health- related quality of life (QOL) an the impact of demographic factors after bypass grafting (BG) in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI).

Material and Method: A total of 33 patients with CLI underwent BG over a period of 18 months. Quality of life data were collected before and three months after BG with the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Demographic data and information about the disease presentation were evaluated with another form.

Results: There were 32 male patients and one female patient. The SF-36 questionnaire was completed by all patients before and after BG. There was an improvement in all categories of QOL, and statistically significant changes were observed in the pain and physical role restriction subdomains after the operation (p=0.020 and

p=0.012, respectively). Education level was found to be associated with post-operative pain. The attitude of the patient after diagnosis (quitting smoking, obeying diet and regularly taking medicine) affected post-operative physical function, energy, general health and emotional role restriction. Proximal artery interventions (aorto- femoral, ilio-femoraland cross-femoral) resulted in more improvements in pain and mental health subdomains than distal interventions (femoropopliteal and crural) (p=0.027 and p=0.017, respectively).

Conclusion: Most patients with CLI smoked and had low or intermediate income. Pain and physical role restriction, which are subdomains of QOL, were improved by BG, and post-operative pain was affected by the education level of the patient. Proximal interventions were related with better QOL.

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    Nurver Turfaner Sipahioglu, Caner Arslan, Günay Can, Hasan Tüzün, Fikret Sipahioglu. [FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BYPASS GRAFTING IN CRITICAL LEG ISCHEMIA]. Nobel Med 2017; 13(2): 52-56, English.
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    Nurver Turfaner Sipahioglu, Caner Arslan, Günay Can, Hasan Tüzün, Fikret Sipahioglu. (2017) [FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BYPASS GRAFTING IN CRITICAL LEG ISCHEMIA]. Nobel Med, 13(2): 52-56, English.