Survival and Quality of Life Benefit after Endoscopic Management of Malignant Central Airway Obstruction
- Δημιουργηθηκε στις Κυριακή, 10 Ιουλίου 2016 21:26
Although interventional management of malignant central airway obstruction (mCAO) is well established, its impact on survival and quality of life (QoL) has not been extensively studied.
Aim: We prospectively assessed survival, QoL and dyspnea (using validated EORTC questionnaire) in patients with mCAO 1 day before interventional bronchoscopy, 1 week after and every following month, in comparison to patients who declined this approach