Tools for the Assessment of the Recovery Process following Discharge from Day Surgery: A Literature Review. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stomberg, Margareta Warrén; Saxborn, Eva; Gambreus, Sofia; Brattwall, Metha; Jakobsson, J
• Is Part Of: Journal of perioperative practice. Volume 25:Issue 11(2015)
• Page Start: 219
• Page End: 224
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Day Surgery -- Recovery -- Follow-up -- Scale -- Tool -- Instruments; Operating room nursing -- Periodicals; 617.9192
• DOI: 10.1177/175045891502501102
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2515-7949

Abstract

This literature review provides an overview of ten studies which assessed the patient's general recovery after discharge from hospital following elective surgery and anaesthesia. Ten multidimensional tools were identified and these included six common domain assessments: pain, physiological function, activities of daily living (ADL), emotions, nausea/vomiting and nutrition/ elimination. Most of the tools assessed the recovery process by using patient-subjective reported outcomes on visual analogue (VAS) or pre-graded scales.