Abstract ID: A05

Abstract Title: Effect of Postoperative Pain on Quality of Recovery and Patient-oriented Outcomes in the Immediate Postoperative Period

Poster Type: Either

ABSTRACT BODY

Introduction:
The hypothesis of this study was to determine if the severity of postoperative pain would affect patients’ quality of recovery (QoR) and fatigue in the immediate postoperative period (within 2 weeks of surgery).
Materials and Methods:
This study was designed as a prospective, nonrandomized trial in a tertiary academic care center in patients undergoing elective radical retropubic prostatectomy were eligible. All patients received a standardized intraoperative general or spinal anesthetic followed by intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Visual analog scores for pain at rest, pain with activity, and nausea along with QoR and the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) were assessed on postoperative days #1-3, 7, and 14. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was assessed on postoperative days #7 and 30.
Results:
A total of 100 patients were enrolled in the study. Demographic data are shown in Table 1. We found that the severity of pain both at rest and with activity significantly correlated with a decrease in QoR and BFI (Tables 2 and 3).
Discussion:
Our findings suggest that an increase in postoperative pain is correlated with a decrease in a patient’s quality of recovery and increase in fatigue in the immediate postoperative period.

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Reg Anesth Pain Med 2004; 29(2):A05