Quality assessment using EQ-5D-5L after lung surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Objectives: Aim of this study was to elucidate an alteration of quality of life (QOL) score before and after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients using the 5-level EuroQol-5D questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). We also investigated how the preoperative QOL scores affected the postoperative clinical outcome prospectively.

Methods: Between July 2018 and December 2018, 24 consecutive NSCLC patients who underwent VATS were recruited.