Early postoperative complications have long-term impact on quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy

摘要

IntroductionEarly postoperative complications graded according to the Clavien–Dindo classification system have not previously been correlated with long-term quality of life outcomes in patients who have had restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. This study aimed to assess the severity of early postoperative complications and compared these in terms of the long-term quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy in a population-based cohort of patients (operated on from 1984 to 2013). It was hypothesized that those who experienced grade 3 or 4 Clavien–Dindo complications would have worse quality of life at follow-up.