A study investigated the impact of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) on the quality of life (QoL) for patients taking opioids and psychotropic medications preoperatively. The research found that patients using these medications had worse baseline QoL but achieved similar scores to those who didn’t postoperatively, except in emotional functioning. The data suggests the potential benefit of psychosocial intervention to enhance emotional adaptation, supporting CRS-HIPEC’s role in improving QoL for these patients.
Journal Article by Solsky I, Patel A (…) Levine EA et 6 al. in Ann Surg Oncol
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