• 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Center for Cancer Prevention Research, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
JIANG Yanhua, Email: 1544693323@qq.com
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Objective  To investigate the current status of constipation during postoperative hospitalization and the factors associated with moderate to severe constipation at discharge in lung cancer patients. Methods  Lung cancer patients who underwent surgery in 6 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province from November 2017 to January 2020 were enrolled. The MD Anderson Symptom Scale-Lung Cancer Module was used to collect postoperative constipation scores. Unconditional logistic stepwise regression was used to analyze the related influencing factors for moderate to severe constipation on the day of discharge. Results  Finally 337 patients were collected. There were 171 males and 166 females, with an average age of 55.0±10.3 years. Constipation scores of lung cancer patients increased from postoperative day 1 to day 3, and showed a decreasing trend from day 3 to day 7. Moderate to severe constipation was present in 68 (20.2%) patients at discharge. The postoperative hospital stay (OR=0.743, P<0.001) and the dose of morphine used during postoperative hospitalization (OR=1.002, P=0.015) were influencing factors for moderate to severe constipation at discharge in lung cancer patients. Conclusion Lung cancer patients have the most severe constipation on postoperative day 3. Moderate to severe constipation at discharge is associated with the postoperative hospital stay and the dose of morphine used during postoperative hospitalization.

Citation: ZHOU Heling, JIANG Yanhua, WU Chuanmei, CHEN Yanli, TANG Qiuyue, LUO Shan, WANG Yaqin, LIAO Jia, WEI Xing, DAI Zhen, DAI Wei, SHI Qiuling. Analysis of constipation status and influencing factors in patients with lung cancer during postoperative hospitalization. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023, 30(10): 1402-1406. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202109021 Copy

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