Recovery, Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
abdominal, thoracic, arthroplasty
Brief summary
Recovery following general anesthesia and surgery is a complex issue confounded by the type of surgery, surgical care, inflammation, different anesthetic drugs and techniques, patient co-morbidities, and differing patient and clinician perceptions of what constitutes good recovery. In this observational study, quality of recovery and patient satisfaction will be measured using the Postoperative Quality Recovery Scale (PQRS). This tool includes six domains of recovery: physiological, nociceptive (pain and nausea), emotive (anxiety and depression), functional recovery (return of activities of daily living), self-assessed recovery, and cognitive recovery.
Interventions
OTHERPostoperative Quality Recovery Scale (PQRS)
The PQRS is completed prior to surgery to provide baseline values, and then repeated at different intervals: 15 minutes, 40 minutes, 1 and 3 days, and 4-8 weeks after the completion of surgery. Recovery is broadly defined as return to baseline or better.
Sponsors
Franco Carli
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* elective major abdominal, thoracic, and arthroplasty surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Poor comprehension of English or French
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of recovery (return to baseline or better) in the cognitive domain of the PQRS | postoperative day 3 |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed