Open AccessQuality of Recovery Following Orthopedic Surgery in Patients at an Academic Hospital in South Africa
Author(s) -
Erica Wessels,
Helen Perrie,
Juan Scribante,
Zainub Jooma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005594
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , perioperative , patient satisfaction , elective surgery , physical therapy , surgery
Measurement of perioperative quality of recovery (QoR) is an important tool in improving the patient's perioperative experience. By making use of the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire, this study aimed to measure the QoR on day 1 in patients following elective and semiurgent orthopedic surgery at an academic hospital. A secondary aim was to determine factors that may influence the QoR.