Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Validation of the postoperative Quality of Recovery-15 questionnaire after emergency surgery and association with quality of life at three months
Authors' conclusion
The QoR-15 score is valid for measuring early postoperative recovery after emergency surgery. The H24 score significantly correlated with both the three-month quality of life and the number of days at home.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing emergency surgery (orthopedic 51%, gastrointestinal 27%, urologic 13%, others 9%)352 completed QoR-15 at H24
- Participants
- 375 adults
- Outcome
- Validity and reliability of the QoR-15 after emergency surgery; association of H24 score with 3-month quality of life (EQ-5D)
Methodological detailspsychometric validation
- Psychometric validation
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Average minimum clinical difference at H24
8.0
Correlation of QoR-15 at H24 with 3-month quality of life
0.24
r; 95% CI 0.14 to 0.34P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Correlation of QoR-15 at H24 with DAH30 · 30 days
- R
- 0.33 (95% CI 0.23 to 0.41; P < 0.001)
Correlation of QoR-15 at H24 with DAH90 · 90 days
- R
- 0.31 (95% CI 0.22 to 0.40; P < 0.001)
Follow-up at 3 months
- Patients followed up (90%)
- 338
Original publication
Validation of the postoperative Quality of Recovery-15 questionnaire after emergency surgery and association with quality of life at three months. Can J Anaesth. Published 19 March 2024. doi:10.
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