Validation of the Quality of Recovery Questionnaire for the Postanesthesia Care Unit (QoR-PACU)

Marlene Fischer375 enrolled

Overview

Quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia is an important endpoint in perioperative medicine. Several questionnaires have been developed that assess the patient's perception on postoperative recovery at 24 h after surgery. This study aims to adapt validate the Quality of Recovery 15-questionnaire for application in the postanesthesia care unit.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

375

Conditions

Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

Interventions

questionnaireOTHER

16-item quality of recovery questionnaire for the postanesthesia care unit (QoR-PACU)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elective non-cardiac surgery * general anesthesia * fluency in German Exclusion Criteria: * postoperative intensive care unit stay

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

16-item quality of recovery questionnaire for the postanesthesia care unit (QoR-PACU)

Validity of the QoR-PACU

Time frame: up to 4 hours following extubation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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