Assessing Surgical Risk in Patients with Liver Cancer in Emam Khomeini Hospital from 2019 to 2020

Physical and psychological outcomes are one of the most important problems in patients with liver cancer, which can affect new patients' ability and their quality of life. Regarding the necessity of reducing and eliminating these consequences, the study was conducted to investigate the consequences of surgery in patients with liver cancer.

This descriptive study was performed on 53 patients with liver cancer referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran using the available sampling method from November 2019 to June 2020. During the study, Functional Cancer Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety, and Depression Scale, Fatigue Severity, Edmonton Symptom Evaluation, and Demographic Characteristics were used in two stages (before and one month after the treatment). Data were analyzed using SPSS 21, descriptive statistics, Pair T-test, and correlation.

Fatigue, loss of appetite, pain, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other problems were significantly increased in comparison with the pre-treatment period (p˂0.05). There was a significant relationship between these outcomes and the quality of life of the patients (p˂0.001).

Patients with cancer have experienced moderate to severe physical, and psychological consequences. Considering the impact of these outcomes on the survival and quality of life, one of the important tasks in the cancer department is, to prevent, identify, and control the complications of liver cancer treatment.