Aim of study. To evaluate the quality of life of children with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection corrected via two methods: the “sutureless” one and the conventional biatrial one. Material and methods. This pilot bicentral simple blind prospective randomised study presents evaluation of patients’ quality of life after surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in 1-year-old children via two methods: the “sutureless” correction (20 patients) and conventional biatrial correction (20 patients). The total sample size amounted to 40 patients. Results. All indices were at quite high levels. The indices of treatment, treatment-related anxiety, cognitive problems and sociability were significantly higher in the group treated via the “sutureless” method. However, the myocardium-related issues and symptoms as well as the appearance perception did not differ between the groups. Conclusion. The quality of life of children after surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in long-term postoperative period remains elevated in both groups despite the high variety of complications
Impact of the method of reconstruction after oncologic oesophagectomy on quality of life — a prospective, randomised study
