• 1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Center of Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
XIN Wenqiong, Email: xiaoerwaikehs@163.com
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Objective  To investigate quality of life of pediatric living donor liver transplantation recipient (PLDLTR) and analyze it’s influencing factors. Methods  The convenient sampling method was adopted. Fifty-three PLDLTRs from May 2012 to January 2017 in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University were selected. At the same time, 56 children who participated in the physical examination and had no abnormality results were selected as reference (control group), their age and gender matched with the PLDLTRs. A general data inventory and a self-assessment scale for children’s quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4 Generic Core Scales, PedsQL4.0) were used to evaluate the quality of life of the 53 PLDLTRs. Results  A total of 53 questionnaires were distributed to all the 2 groups, all of them were effectively recovered. The points of quality of life of the physiological function, emotional function, social function, and school performance for the PLDLTRs were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.050), which for the PLDLTRs with male and more than 3 years after the operation were significantly higher than those of the PLDLTRs with female and within 1 year after the operation (P<0.050). For the PLDLTRs with age >4 years old, the points of the emotional function, social function, and school performance were significantly higher than those of the PLDLTRs with age ≤4 years old. For the PLDLTRs without postoperative complications, the points of quality of life of the physiological function, emotional function, and school performance were significantly higher than those of the PLDLTRs with Ⅱ grade of postoperative complications (P<0.050). Conclusions  Life quality of PLDLTR is poorer than that of normal children. Postoperative time, postoperative complications, age, and gender are certainly associated with quality of life for PLDLTR.

Citation: YANG Yang, XIN Wenqiong, XIANG Bo, YANG Jiayin, JIN Shuguang. Quality of life of pediatric living donor liver transplantation recipient and it’s influencing factors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2018, 25(8): 912-916. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201801076 Copy

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