Applying Karnofsky Performance Scale In Hospitalized Patients For Promoting Rational Therapy

Juang, H.J.; Diamente, LM

doi:10.1016/j.jval.2015.09.1716

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“…ORR equals complete response (CR) plus partial response (PR), and DCR equals complete response (CR) plus partial response (PR) and no change (NC). Quality of life (QOL) was improved if KPS increased 10 points after treatment, according to the Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) . Long‐term survival was evaluated with overall survival (OS) rate, progression‐free survival (PFS) rate and hazard ratio (HR) of the OS or PFS.…”

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Clinical efficacy and safety of sodium cantharidinate plus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials

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Clinical efficacy and safety of sodium cantharidinate plus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials

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“…The individual assessment scale scores were used to keep track of the duration of the surgery, intra-operative bleeding, the duration of the hospitalization period and time to extubation, as well as the general health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the patients. The HRQOL assessment scale consisted of 3 parts: i) functional assessment scale (Karnofsky performance scale) ( 8 ), ii) tumor common character scale [functional assessment of cancer therapy-general (FACT-G)] ( 9 ), and iii) tumor-specific character scale [basal-cell cancer (BSS)]. FACT-G included 7 entries of physical well-being, 7 entries of social well-being, 6 entries of emotional well-being, 7 entries of function well-being and 9 entries of BSS, with each entry ranking from 0–4 points, for a total of 144 points.…”

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Evaluation of the improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy technique following radical cystectomy in cases of invasive bladder cancer complicated by peritoneal metastasis

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Radical cystectomy, as the most common surgical treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer (IBC) complicated by peritoneal metastasis, is usually accompanied by a urinary diversion procedure. In this study, we evaluated the improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy technique by comparing the resulting clinical effects with either a traditional ureterostomy and an ileal conduit urinary diversion. Clinical data from 85 patients who underwent 1 of the 3 procedures between April 2012 and April 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. In total, 30 patients underwent improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy, 28 patients underwent a traditional cutaneous ureterostomy and 27 underwent an ileal conduit urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. The incidence of complications, including stoma infection, nipple atrophy, terminal necrosis, urine leakage, external orifice stenosis, uronephrosis and ureterectasia in the group of patients treated with the improved tubeless ureterostomy technique was significantly lower than that of the patients in the other 2 groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). In addition, the duration of the surgery, intra-operative bleeding, the duration of the hospitalization period and the time to extubation in the patients treated with the improved tubeless ureterostomy technique were significantly decreased (P<0.05) compared with the patients in the other 2 groups. Finally, the health-related quality of life of the patients treated with the improved tubeless ureterostomy technique was significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of the patients in the other 2 groups. The findings of our study demonstrated that the use of the improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy technique following radical cystectomy in patients with IBC complicated by peritoneal metastasis resulted in improved clinical effects. Thus, improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy may be a promising alternative for enhancing the quality of life of patients with IBC.

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Applying Karnofsky Performance Scale In Hospitalized Patients For Promoting Rational Therapy

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Clinical efficacy and safety of sodium cantharidinate plus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials

Clinical efficacy and safety of sodium cantharidinate plus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials

Evaluation of the improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy technique following radical cystectomy in cases of invasive bladder cancer complicated by peritoneal metastasis

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