Meta-analysis of health-related quality of life after minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer.

Joonas H KauppilaS XieA JoharS R MarkarP Lagergren

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2017)

Patients report better global quality of life, physical function, fatigue and pain 3 months after minimally invasive surgery compared with open surgery. No such differences remain at longer follow-up of 6 and 12 months.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
systematic review
chronic pain
robot assisted
meta analyses
pain management
neuropathic pain
sleep quality
randomized controlled trial
case control
spinal cord
depressive symptoms
surgical site infection