Quality of Recovery in the Post-anesthesia Care Unit
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Postoperative Quality of Recovery, Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Quality of Recovery in the Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Correlation with Postoperative Quality of Recovery One Day After Non-cardiac Surgery
Overview
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.
Primary outcome measures
- Minimal clinically important difference of QoR-PACU2 [Time frame: From preoperative assessment to the day of surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit]
- correlation between quality of recovery at two time points of assessment [Time frame: from the day of surgery to the first postoperative day]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06905353 · 2025-101434-BO-ff