Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Scoping review of early pain-related outcome domains and measurement instruments after degenerative lumbar spine surgery
Authors' conclusion
This review portrays an extensive overview of outcome measurements used in perioperative pain management in lumbar spine surgery. A lack of consensus on the set of indicators exists.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing degenerative lumbar spine surgery, studies mentioning perioperative pain interventions
- Participants
- 75 articles
- Outcome
- Outcome domains and measurement instruments used in research on perioperative pain management
Methodological detailsData structured using the three-tiered hierarchy of Porter
- Data structured using the three-tiered hierarchy of Porter
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Outcome domains identified (12) and their frequency across articles
- Pain intensity
- 93.3%
- Adverse events
- 76%
- Analgesic consumption
- 70.7%
- LOS
- 52%
- Patient satisfaction
- 24%
- Daily functioning
- 22.7%
- (Early) mobilization
- 22.7%
- Quality of life
- 12%
- Mortality
- 9.3%
- Quality of recovery
- 6.7%
- Physical function
- 4%
- Quality of sleep
- 2.7%
- Corresponding measurement instruments found
- 63
Original publication
Scoping review of early pain-related outcome domains and measurement instruments after degenerative lumbar spine surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 17 November 2022. doi:10.
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