Development and Feasibility of a Scale to Assess Postoperative Recovery

Colin Royse, Stanton Newman, Frances Chung, Jan Stygall, Rachel Eshima McKay, Joachim Boldt, F. Servin, Ignacio Hurtado, Raafat S. Hannallah, Buwei Yu,

Anesthesiology · 2010 · 234 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

The scores on the PQRS demonstrated an improvement over time, consistent with an expected recovery after surgery and anesthesia, and an ability to discriminate between individuals. Many patients had incomplete recovery by the third postoperative day.

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