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Prevalence and Predictors of Quality of Recovery at Home After Day Surgery.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality of outpatient ambulatory surgical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Serratus plane block versus standard of care for pain control after totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement: a double-blind, randomized controlled, superiority trial.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2024Trial
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- Patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day-case surgery (POPPY): baseline data from day surgery practice in the UK.Anaesthesia · 2026Observational
- Undergoing Orthopaedic Day Surgery: What Factors Are Associated With patients' Feeling of Safety and Their Recovery?Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Clinical Effectiveness of Perineural Liposomal Bupivacaine is Not Superior to Bupivacaine Hydrochloride for the Prevention of Postoperative Pain in Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Quality of life in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a systematic review.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023Review
- A quantitative, multicentre, longitudinal study of patient experiences after gynaecological day surgery.Nursing open · 2023Article
- 90-Day Patient-Centered Outcomes after Totally Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Comparing Email, SMS, and Concurrent Mixed Modes Approaches to Capture Quality of Recovery in the Perioperative Period: Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
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- Four-Week Pain Profile and Patient Non-Adherence to Pharmacological Pain Therapy After Day Surgery.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Article
- Factors influencing day surgery patients' quality of postoperative recovery and satisfaction with recovery: a narrative review.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2019Review
- External Validation and Modification of a Predictive Model for Acute Postsurgical Pain at Home After Day Surgery.The Clinical journal of pain · 2017Article
- Metamizole versus ibuprofen at home after day surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Trials · 2016Article
- [Evaluation of the quality of recovery and the postoperative health status after elective surgery].Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Observational
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Abstract
Traditionally, major complications and unanticipated admission/readmission rates were used to assess outcome after day surgery. However, in view of the relative absence of major complications the quality of recovery (QOR) should be considered one of the principal endpoints after day surgery. In our study, the level of QOR is defined by a combination of the Global Surgical Recovery (GSR) Index and the Quality of Life (QOL). The aim of this study was to analyze prevalence and predictors of QOR after day surgery on the fourth postoperative day. Elective patients scheduled for day surgery from November 2008 to April 2010 were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Outcome parameters were measured by using questionnaire packages at 2 time points: 1 week preoperatively and 4 days postoperatively. Primary outcome parameter is the QOR and is defined as good if the GSR index >80% as well as the postoperative QOL is unchanged or improved as compared with baseline. QOR is defined as poor if both the GSR index ≤ 80% and if the postoperative QOL is decreased as compared with baseline. QOR is defined as intermediate in all other cases. Three logistic regression analyses were performed to determine predictors for poor QOR after day surgery. A total of 1118 patients were included. A good QOR was noted in 17.3% of patients, an intermediate QOR in 34.8%, and a poor QOR in 47.8% 4 days after day surgery. The best predictor for poor QOR after day surgery was type of surgery. Other predictors were younger age, work status, and longer duration of surgery. A history of previous surgery, expected pain (by the patient) and high long-term surgical fear were significant predictors of poor QOR in only 1 of 3 prediction models. The QOR at home 4 days after day surgery was poor in the majority of patients and showed a significant procedure-specific variation. Patients at risk for poor QOR can be identified during the preoperative period based on type of surgery, age, work status, and the duration of the surgery.
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