After surgery, doctors need to know how patients are doing, especially in the first hours after they leave the recovery room. This can be hard to track once patients go to a regular hospital room, and some symptoms - like pain or nausea - may go unnoticed.
This study tests whether an online form, sent to patients' phones, can help doctors check on pain and recovery in the first 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Patients (or a family member helping them) will receive a link by WhatsApp and answer a short set of questions about their pain, nausea, medications, and how they are recovering.
The main goal is to find out whether patients are willing and able to use this online form, and whether it is a helpful and practical way to follow up with them after surgery.
Age ≥ 18 years
Undergoing elective surgery with anticipated discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) to the ward
Access to a smartphone with internet connection (personally, or through an accompanying caregiver)
Cognitive capacity to respond to the digital form, or availability of a caregiver to respond on the patient's behalf
Anticipated postoperative admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)
Inability to communicate, with no caregiver available to assist
Refusal to participate or to use the digital tool
No access to a mobile device/internet during the first 24 postoperative hours, with no logistical alternative available
Adult patients undergoing elective surgery not intended for postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission, consecutively enrolled at a single tertiary public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. Patients are approached during the pre-anesthetic evaluation and, if eligible and willing to participate, are followed remotely via a digital form during the first 24 hours after discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Cohort
Prospective
Digital web-based postoperative follow-up form
Other interventionA responsive, 18-item online questionnaire, accessed via a WhatsApp link, used to remotely collect patient-reported data on pain, nausea/vomiting, medication use, functional recovery, and satisfaction at 12 and 24 hours after PACU discharge. This is a data-collection tool and does not constitute a clinical/therapeutic intervention.
Adherence Rate to the Digital Follow-up Form
Proportion of enrolled patients who fully completed the digital questionnaire, calculated separately at 12 and 24 hours after discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
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