Table 3 EORTC QLQ-PR25 Symptom scores

preoperative fatigue

7.5 ± 12.6

7.9 ± 12.8

6.1 ± 11.7

postoperative Fatigue

6.4 ± 13.7

4.8 ± 10.3

10.2 ± 19.4

preoperative nausea & vomiting

1.00 ± 4.0

0.9 ± 3.7

1.3 ± 4.5

postoperative nausea & vomiting

1.00 ± 5.8

0.6 ± 4.3

2.0 ± 8.5

preoperative pain

8.3 ± 16.2

6.8 ± 13.7

11.8 ± 21.0

postoperative pain

9.0 ± 16.7

7.6 ± 14.6

12.4 ± 20.6

preoperative dyspnoea

7.8 ± 16.5

7.2 ± 15.4

9.2 ± 18.8

postoperative dyspnoea

15.3* ± 23.0

13.7 ± 20.9

19.0* ± 27.4

preoperative insomnia

7.8 ± 15.4

7.7 ± 15.2

7.8 ± 15.6

postoperative insomnia

15.5* ± 25.6

16.7* ± 26.0

11.8 ± 23.6

preoperative appetite loss

4.6 ± 11.5

5.5 ± 12.4

2.0 ± 7.8

postoperative appetite loss

3.1 ± 15.1

2.5 ± 13.9

4.6 ± 17.5

preoperative constipation

5.8 ± 12.7

6.0 ± 12.8

5.2 ± 12.1

postoperative constipation

6.4 ± 18.2

6.2 ± 17.4

6.5 ± 19.8

preoperative diarrhoea

2.9 ± 9.4

2.7 ± 9.2

3.3 ± 9.9

postoperative diarrhoea

2.7 ± 11.5

2.0 ± 10.6

4.6 ± 13.2

preoperative financial difficulties

0.6 ± 4.2

0.8 ± 4.9

0.7 ± 4.6

postoperative financial difficulties

1.6 ± 8.7

1.2 ± 7.5

3.3 ± 11.9

preoperative urinary symptoms

14.1 ± 15.1

14.1 ± 15.5

13.7 ± 15.0

post urinary symptoms

9.1 ± 11.8

9.8 ± 12.2

7.1 ± 10.4

preoperative bowel symptoms

1.1 ± 3.9

1.0 ± 3.2

1.5 ± 5.1

postoperative bowel Symptoms

2.3 ± 7.3

1.9 ± 6.4

3.1 ± 9.0

preoperative treatment-related symptoms

8.1 ± 8.8

8.7 ± 9.0

6.2 ± 7.5

postoperative treatment-related symptoms

11.5 ± 10.6

12.0 ± 10.8

10.1 ± 9.5

preoperative sexual symptoms**

32.2 ± 30.8

32.6 ± 32.1

29.2 ± 26.3

postoperative sexual symptoms***

45.3 ± 20.4

48.3 ± 19.7

35.2 ± 19.7