Changes in the quality of social and professional living in patients after total laryngectomy

Briga o pacijentima oboljelim od karcinoma grkljana, koji su prošli totalnu laringektomiju, ne staje izlaskom pacijenta iz bolnice, niti počinje nakon operativnog zahvata. Sama briga i edukacija bi trebala krenuti od trenutka dijagnostike do daljnjega. Problem nastaje baziranjem stručnjaka i obitelji na samu operaciju i uklanjanje bolesti. Ali, potrebno je puno više od toga. Potrebna je briga o pacijentovim osjećajima, potrebama i navikama, te ponovnoj socijalizaciji s obitelji i društvom i, ako je moguće, ponovno zapošljavanje . Totalna laringektomija mijenja život iz temelja i toga moramo biti svi svjesni.Caring for laryngeal cancer patients who have undergone a total laryngectomy does not stop when the patient leaves the hospital, nor does it begin after the operation. The care and education itself should start from the moment of diagnosis until further. The problem arises by basing experts and families on the operation itself and of the removal of the disease. But it takes much more than that. It is necessary to take care of the patients feelings , needs and habits, as well as re-socialization with family and society and, if possible, re- employment. Total laryngectomy changes life fundamentally and we must all be aware of that