Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Postoperative Complications and Quality of Life After Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
Andjela Zivkovic, Ana Jotic, Ivan Dozic, Simona Randjelovic, Ivana Cirkovic, Branislava Medic, Jovica Milovanovic, Aleksandar Trivić, Aleksa Korugic, Ivan Vukasinović, Katarina Savic Vujovic, Bruce A Bunnell · 2024
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Zivkovic and co-authors examine whether markers of oxidative stress and inflammation predict how patients fare after surgery for laryngeal cancer. Surgery for this cancer disrupts tissue and can stir up reactive oxygen species, which damage cells and may slow recovery. The study followed 56 patients who had conservative or radical operations. Blood samples were taken before surgery and on the first and seventh days after, and quality of life was scored with a standard questionnaire.
Tumor stage, pain intensity, and the extent of surgery emerged as the main predictors of quality of life. Some marker levels measured before surgery and on day seven also predicted whether complications occurred. The authors argue that these blood markers could help flag patients at higher risk of a rough recovery. For surgical teams, the work links routine lab values to outcomes that patients feel directly.
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| CREATOR | Andjela Zivkovic, Ana Jotic, Ivan Dozic, Simona Randjelovic, Ivana Cirkovic, Branislava Medic, Jovica Milovanovic, Aleksandar Trivić, Aleksa Korugic, Ivan Vukasinović, Katarina Savic Vujovic, Bruce A Bunnell |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |