Table 7.
Impact of surgical technique on post-operative quality of life scores
| Authors | Total number of patients (number of patients followed up) | Mean age (years) | Length of follow-up (months) | Questionnaire used | Surgical technique compared (1); post- operative QoL score | Surgical technique compared (2); post-operative QoL score | Impact of surgical technique on QoL (P) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmali et al., 2008 | 93 (71) | 64 (L) 72 (O) |
17 (L) 21 (O) |
GERD-HRQL | L 4 | O 4 | P=0.861 |
| Laan et al., 2018 | 236 (193) | 71 | n/a | GERD-HRQL | N 83.7%§ | BM 88.4% | P=0.52 |
| Huerta et al., 2018 | 179 (77) | 64 | 54 (N) 25 (T) |
GERD-HRQL | N 2 | T 4 | P=0.551 |
| Ferri et al., 2004 | 60 (57) | n/a | 45 | GERD-HRQL; SF-12 | L 4* 46.1† 53.9‡ |
O 1* 49.7† 53.3‡ |
P=0.4* P=0.4† P=0.3‡ |
| Ng et al., 2009 | 28 | B 70.83 NB 62.29 |
6 | QOLRAD | B 5.3 | NB 6.3 | P=0.14 |
*GERD HRQL score, †SF-12 PCS score, ‡SF-12 MCS score §excellent or good results. L: Laparoscopic, O: Open, N: Nissen, T: Toupet, BM: Belsey Mark, B: Bougie, NB: No Bougie, GERD-HRQL: Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease-Health-Related Quality of Life, QOLRAD: Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia, QOL: Quality of life, SF: Short Form health surveys, MCS: Mental component summary