Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2023; 15(10): 2123-2132
Published online Oct 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i10.2123
Effect of low anterior resection syndrome on quality of life in colorectal cancer patients: A retrospective observational study
Dong-Ai Jin, Fang-Ping Gu, Tao-Li Meng, Xuan-Xuan Zhang
Dong-Ai Jin, Fang-Ping Gu, Tao-Li Meng, Department of Nursing, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Xuan-Xuan Zhang, Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Jin DA conceptualized and designed the study; Gu FP collected the data; Meng TL analyzed the data; Zhang XX wrote the original draft.
Supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Education Department Project, No. Y202249777 and No. Y201941473.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Medical Ethics Committee (No. 20210607-31).
Informed consent statement: This study was a retrospective study, and the process of data collection, data analysis, and paper writing did not disclose patients' private information, so no informed consent was signed.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for the article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Xuan-Xuan Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 1 Shangcheng Road, Yiwu 322000, Zhejiang Province, China. 8018041@zju.edu.cn
Received: July 4, 2023
Peer-review started: July 4, 2023
First decision: July 19, 2023
Revised: August 1, 2023
Accepted: August 15, 2023
Article in press: August 15, 2023
Published online: October 27, 2023
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Core Tip: Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a common complication of anus-preserving surgery in patients with colorectal cancer. In this study, we found that LARS significantly affected patients’ quality of life after colorectal cancer surgery, and that perioperative precision nursing could significantly reduce the incidence of LARS and improve patients’ quality of life. Furthermore, we established a LARS prediction model, which showed excellent performance in predicting the occurrence of LARS after colorectal cancer surgery. This prediction model can enable implementation of perioperative precision nursing to improve the quality of life of patients with LARS.