Jannik Leyendecker, Tobias Prasse, Christine Park, Cathryn Payne, Pia Rückels, Eliana Bieler, Peer Eysel, Jan Bredow, Albert Telfeian, Peter Derman, Osama Kashlan, Sanjay Konakondla, John Ogunlade, Christoph P Hofstetter
OBJECTIVE: Questions regarding anticipated pain improvement and functional recovery postsurgery are frequently posed in preoperative consultations. However, a lack of data characterizing outcomes for the first postoperative days only allows for anecdotal answers. Hence, the assessment of ultra-early patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is essential for patient-provider communication and patient satisfaction. The aim of this study was to elucidate this research gap by assessing and characterizing PROMs for the first days after full endoscopic spine surgery (FESS)...
January 5, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine