Measurement of quality of recovery using the QoR-40: a quantitative systematic review

BF Gornall, PS Myles, CL Smith… - British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Several rating scales have been developed to measure quality of recovery after
surgery and anaesthesia, but the most extensively used is the QoR-40, a 40-item …

Patient-satisfaction measures in anesthesia: qualitative systematic review

SF Barnett, RK Alagar, MPW Grocott, S Giannaris… - …, 2013 - pubs.asahq.org
Patient satisfaction is an important measure of the quality of health care and is used as an
outcome measure in interventional and quality improvement studies. Previous studies have …

Development and psychometric evaluation of a postoperative quality of recovery score: the QoR-15

PA Stark, PS Myles, JA Burke - Anesthesiology, 2013 - pubs.asahq.org
Abstract Background: Quality of recovery (QoR) after anesthesia is an important measure of
the early postoperative health status of patients. The aim was to develop a short-form …

Efficacy of intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on emergence agitation and quality of recovery after nasal surgery

SY Kim, JM Kim, JH Lee, BM Song… - British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Emergence agitation is common after nasal surgery. We investigated the effects
of intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on emergence agitation and quality of recovery …

Analgesia after total knee replacement: local infiltration versus epidural combined with a femoral nerve blockade: a prospective, randomised pragmatic trial

JT YaDeau, EA Goytizolo, DE Padgett… - The bone & joint …, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
In a randomised controlled pragmatic trial we investigated whether local infiltration
analgesia would result in earlier readiness for discharge from hospital after total knee …

An analysis of risk factors for patient complaints about ambulatory anesthesiology care

JM Kynes, JS Schildcrout, GB Hickson… - Anesthesia & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Anesthesiology groups continually seek data sources and evaluation
metrics for ongoing professional practice evaluation, credentialing, and other quality …

[PDF][PDF] Literature review: Home recovery following day surgery.

M Mitchell - Ambulatory Surgery, 2013 - ambulatorysurgery.org
The brief time for nurse/patient interaction inherent in all stages of the patient's journey has
ensured information provision [28] and its timely delivery [29] are central to the nurses' role …

Post‐operative Q uality of R ecovery S cale: the impact of assessment method on cognitive recovery

M Lindqvist, C Royse, M Brattwall… - Acta …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background We measured cognitive performance and recovery with the P ost‐operative Q
uality of R ecovery S cale (PQRS) at 30 and 90 min after elective ambulatory or short‐stay …

Reach for recovery: evaluating a pilot study of a colorectal cancer survivorship programme

C Taylor - European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: More people are living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis and new models of
care are required which not only help cancer survivors meet their needs after cancer …

术前应用地塞米松改善腹腔镜胆囊切除患者的术后恢复质量

谈振华, 谢平, 钱海, 乐飞 - 肝胆胰外科杂志, 2013 - gdy.qk.wmu.edu.cn
目的探讨术前应用地塞米松对腹腔镜胆囊切除患者术后恢复质量的影响及其临床应用价值.
方法将连续196 例接受择期腹腔镜胆囊切除术的患者, 随机分为治疗组(术前应用地塞米松, n …