Pediatric anesthesia & critical care

Using a Patient‐Reported Outcome (Patient-reported Outcome (PRO)) Questionnaire to Assess Postoperative Care Following Pediatric Outpatient Surgery

Paediatr AnaesthPublished Descriptive study

Authors' conclusion

We have found the use of a postdischarge electronic questionnaire helpful in the postoperative care and provision of timely guidance to families.

Study context

Population
Families of children after pediatric day surgery
Participants
530 families
Outcome
Postoperative home-care data captured by the PRO questionnaire and families requiring additional postoperative support after discharge
Methodological detailselectronic patient-reported outcome questionnaire, Electronic PRO questionnaire implemented in 2020 to help parents assess and manage postoperative care at home
  • Electronic patient-reported outcome questionnaire
  • Electronic PRO questionnaire implemented in 2020 to help parents assess and manage postoperative care at home

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Families with postoperative home-care data captured since 2020

530

Families identified as requiring additional postoperative support after discharge

157

Original publication

Using a Patient‐Reported Outcome (PRO) Questionnaire to Assess Postoperative Care Following Pediatric Outpatient Surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 7 April 2025. doi:10.1111/pan.15111

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