Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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The Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) tool, validated for measuring postoperative recovery following scheduled surgeries, has not been psychometrically assessed in emergency contexts. Moreover, the QoR-15's associations with long-term outcomes remain underexplored. This study aimed to confirm the validity and reliability of the QoR-15 following emergency surgery and assess its association with three-month postoperative quality of life. ⋯ ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04845763); first submitted 11 April 2021.
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Chronic poststernotomy pain (CPSP) after cardiac surgery is multifactorial and impacts patient recovery. We aimed to evaluate the association between CPSP severity and health-related quality of life at six months after cardiac surgery. ⋯ www.osf.io ( https://osf.io/52rsw ); registered 14 May 2022.