Objective:To evaluate the quality of life of patients after spine surgery related to the return to work activities.Methods:Retrospective review of medical records of patients operated for degenerative spinal disease and application of questionnaire about quality of life (SF-36) in the preoperative and postoperative periods at one month, six months, one year and two years. Patients were divided into three groups: those who returned to work, who were away from work and retired patients. Then the statistical analysis was conducted and the evolution of quality of life was assessed according to the return to activity.Results:Evaluating patients for the variable return to activity, it was found statistically significant difference in the time for the variables: functional, physical, pain, vitality, social and mental. For patients who did not return to activity, the evolution was statistically significant for the variables: functional, physical, pain, vitality and social. For retired patients the outcome was statistically significant for all domains, except for "General".Conclusion:The quality of life has improved in all groups postoperatively, being observed more significant results in the group that returned to their work activities.
OBJETIVO: Apresentar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes portadores de doença vertebral metastática sintomática de serviço público de atenção terciária na região do ABC. MÉTODO: Avaliamos de Janeiro de 2008 a Janeiro de 2011, 55 pacientes com diagnóstico de metástase vertebral e coletamos dados de idade no diagnóstico de lesão metastática, sexo, tipo de tumor, topografia vertebral e sintomatologia. A evolução da doença foi observado nas datas: biópsia da neoplasia primária; início de sintomas vertebrais; diagnóstico de doença vertebral metastática (imagem) e data da cirurgia. RESULTADOS: A idade dos pacientes variou de 28 a 85 anos; 40% homens e 60% mulheres. Os principais tumores foram carcinoma de mama (32,7%), mieloma múltiplo (25,4%) e carcinoma de próstata (14,5%). Observamos 25 pacientes (45,4%) com lesões na coluna torácica; 13 pacientes (23,6%) lombares ou sacrais; 11 pacientes (20%) difusas e 6 pacientes (10,9%) cervicais. 34 pacientes (61,8%) apresentavam somente dor, os demais (38,2%) apresentavam também alteração neurológica. O intervalo entre a lesão primária e a manifestação clínica de lesão vertebral apresentou mediana de 190 dias; entre a sintomatologia na coluna e o diagnóstico por imagem teve mediana de 70 dias; aos submetidos a cirurgia, entre o diagnóstico e o procedimento foi de 288 dias. CONCLUSÃO: Observamos os dados epidemiológicas, compatíveis a literatura: predomínio do sexo feminino (60%), com idade média de 55 anos; metástases predominantemente toracolombares (69%) por neoplasia de mama, mieloma múltiplo e próstata (72%). Observamos ampla variação no intervalo de tempo na descrição cronológica dos eventos clínico-diagnósticos e cirúrgicos.
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