Journal article
Knee surgery recovery: Post-operative Quality of Recovery Scale comparison of age and complexity of surgery
CF Royse, Z Williams, G Ye, D Wilkinson, R De Steiger, M Richardson, S Newman
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12273
Abstract
Background Initial validation and feasibility for the Post-operative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS) was published in 2010. Ongoing validation includes studies to determine whether this scale can discriminate differences in recovery between cohorts. Methods A prospective cohort study included 61 patients, 18-40 years, and 61 patients, aged ≥65 years, undergoing knee arthroscopy under general anaesthesia; and 13 patients, aged ≥65 years, undergoing total knee replacement under general anaesthesia. Patients were assessed using the PQRS. Assessments were performed pre-surgery, at 15 and 40min, 1 and 3 days, and 3 months after surgery. Results The effect of age was assessed by comparing young v..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "We thank the staff and participating orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthesiologists at the Epworth Hospitals. This project was funded by a research grant provided by Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Deerfield, Illinois).", "Conflict statement: Colin Royse and Stanton Newman have received honoraria, travel support, and research support from Baxter Healthcare Corporation (which markets anaesthesic drugs)." ]