STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING POSTOPERATIVE QUALITY OF RECOVERY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Quality of recovery (QoR) after surgery is an important measure of the early postoperative health status of patients. The recovery phases after surgery can be categorized as early, intermediate and late. The early postoperative recovery phase has been dened as the rst 24 h or the rst seven days. Recovery after surgery and anaesthesia is a complex process that could be inuenced by many factors that effect on its quality. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to assess the predictive factors affecting postoperative quality of recovery for patients undergoing surgery through assessment of the postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing surgery and also predictive factors affecting the same. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It was a cross-sectional descriptive research done between July 2020 to December 2020 at Hind Institute of Medical Sciences. Purposive samples of 100 patients who were admitted to the previously mentioned settings and fullled the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Quality of Recovery Score Questionnaire (QoR-40) translated into Hindi language and then back translated by the researchers in order to assess postoperative health status of the patient. RESULTS: The results showed that 36% of patients had good total quality of recovery, 19% had excellent recovery, 39% had acceptable quality of recovery, while 6% only had poor quality of recovery. There were highly statistically signicant differences between total quality of recovery and age, gender, type and duration of surgery and presence of other diseases. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that there are several factors affecting the postoperative quality of recovery for patients undergoing surgery such as patient's gender, age, type of surgery, duration of surgery, presence of other diseases, as well as pain control.