Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery ( POPPY ): methodology for a prospective, multicentre observational study*
Authors' conclusion
This paper outlines the methods for the POPPY study, the largest UK multicentre prospective observational study considering short- and longer-term outcomes following day-case surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Adult day-case surgical patients, UKpilot, 4 sites
- Participants
- 129 patients
- Outcome
- Response to automated SMS follow-up (pilot)
Methodological detailsnational, SMS follow-up, qualitative semi-structured interview substudy, 30 patients recruited to a qualitative interview study, Collaborative project led by resident anaesthetists (Research and Audit Federation of Trainees), Short-term outcomes (POD 1, 3, 7): quality of recovery, pain severity, impact of pain on function, analgesic use, Longer-term outcomes (POD 97): quality of life, analgesic use, chronic post-surgical pain, persistent postoperative opioid use
- National
- SMS follow-up
- Qualitative semi-structured interview substudy
- 30 patients recruited to a qualitative interview study
- Collaborative project led by resident anaesthetists (Research and Audit Federation of Trainees)
- Short-term outcomes (POD 1, 3, 7): quality of recovery, pain severity, impact of pain on function, analgesic use
- Longer-term outcomes (POD 97): quality of life, analgesic use, chronic post-surgical pain, persistent postoperative opioid use
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Responses at POD 1
129
100%
Responses at POD 3
116
89.9%
Responses at POD 7
108
83.7%
Responses at POD 97
77
59.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery ( POPPY ): methodology for a prospective, multicentre observational study*. Anaesthesia. Published 28 October 2024. doi:10.
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