| Title: |
O064 Early follow-up quality of life and mental health of patients with congenital vascular malformations cared for in a multi-disciplinary specialist center |
| Authors: |
Pang, C; Nisbet, R; Gibson, M; Evans, N; Khalifa, M; Papadopoulou, A; Tsui, J; Hamilton, G; Brookes, J; Lim, CS |
| Source: |
British Journal of Surgery ; volume 109, issue Supplement_4 ; ISSN 0007-1323 1365-2168 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Description: |
Introduction To evaluate the early follow-up quality of life (QoL), pain and mental health of patients with congenital vascular malformation (CVM) receiving care by a single multi-disciplinary specialist centre Methods All patients with CVM who received care (supportive treatment only, open surgery, targeted pharmacological therapy, embolosclerotherapy), and had follow-up, between 1 February 2018 and 31 January 2020 were included. The health-related QoL, pain, and mental health were assessed with validated questionnaires: SF-36, VAS-P and HADS. The CVM were categorized into types – low-flow (LFVM) and high-flow (HFVM), and anatomical locations. Paired t-test was used for all analyses. Differences were considered significant at P |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/bjs/znac242.064 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac242.064; https://academic.oup.com/bjs/article-pdf/109/Supplement_4/znac242.064/50769787/znac242.064.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5C51652C |
| Database: |
BASE |