The Effect of Ageing on Function and Quality of Life in Ileal Pouch Patients
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 240 (4) , 615-623
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000141157.32234.9d
Abstract
To evaluate in what manner ageing affects functional outcome and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Short-term function and QoL after IPAA is good. However, patients are usually young, and little is known about the influence of time and ageing on long-term outcomes after IPAA. Using a standardized questionnaire, functional outcome, QoL, and complications were assessed prospectively in a cohort of 409 patients followed annually for 15 years after IPAA. Follow-up was complete in the single cohort of 409 patients and functional and QoL outcomes summarized at 5, 10, and 15 years. Daytime stool frequency changed little (mean 6), while nighttime frequency increased from 1 stool to 2 stools. Incontinence for gas and stool increased from 1% to 10% during the day and from 2% to 24% at night over 15 years. The cumulative probability of pouchitis increased from 28% at 5 years to 38% at 10 years and to 47% at 15 years. Bowel obstruction and stricture were other principal long-term complications. At 15 years, 91% of patients had kept the same job. Work was not affected by the surgery in 83%, while social activities, sports, traveling, and sexual life all improved after surgery and did not deteriorate over time. These long-term results in a single cohort of 409 IPAA patients are unique and are likely a more accurate reflection of long-term outcome than has been previously reported. These data support the conclusion that IPAA is a durable operation for patients requiring proctocolectomy for CUC; functional and QoL outcomes are good, predictable, and stable for 15 years after operation.Keywords
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