Using peri-operative patient- and parent-reported experience and outcome measures to identify paediatric postsurgical recovery trajectories: an observational cohort study.

Key Points

• To explore the feasibility of collecting postoperative recovery data and to identify factors influencing pain recovery trajectories in paediatric patients.
• Conducted an observational cohort study collecting longitudinal data from adolescents and their parents.
• Measured patient and parental experiences related to postoperative recovery.
• Analyzed factors associated with pain trajectories using reported outcomes.
• Identified specific factors related to patients, parents, and surgical interventions linked to high pain trajectories.
• Demonstrated the feasibility of collecting recovery data from both adolescents and parents.