Postoperative Quality of Recovery, Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit
Conditions
Keywords
postoperative care, patient-reported outcome
Brief summary
This prospective observational study aims to identify the minimal clinically important difference of the QoR-PACU2 questionnaire. In addition, this study aims to assess the correlation between self-reported quality of postoperative recovery early after surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit and postoperative recovery on the first day after surgery.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* elective non-cardiac surgery * expected duration of surgery ≥60 minutes * postoperative stay at the post-anesthesia care unit
Exclusion criteria
* surgery or condition requiring postoperative treatment at an intensive care unit * inability to give informed consent/requirement of a legal guardian
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minimal clinically important difference of QoR-PACU2 | From preoperative assessment to the day of surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit | The minimal difference in the QoR-PACU2 scores that is relevant for the patient |
| correlation between quality of recovery at two time points of assessment | from the day of surgery to the first postoperative day | The correlation between quality of recovery in the post-anesthesia care unit and quality of recovery on postoperative day one |