The effect of pre-operative diagnosis on patient reported outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal operations: A prospective study.

Introduction: Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) capture peri-operative fatigue, pain, and quality of life and influence outcomes in gastrointestinal surgery. We compared peri-operative PROs in patients undergoing colorectal operations for neoplastic versus non-neoplastic processes.

Methods: Patients undergoing colectomy were enrolled prospectively.

PROMIS for Laparoscopy.

Introduction: We tested the responsiveness of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Information System (PROMIS) global health short form and a linear analog self-assessment for laparoscopy.

Methods: From May 2011 through December 2013, patients undergoing laparoscopy responded to patient reported outcome questionnaires perioperatively. Composite and single item scores were compared.

Responsiveness of quality of life instruments for the comparison of minimally invasive cholecystectomy procedures.

Background: Traditional metrics of postoperative outcomes (morbidity and mortality) are not useful to compare minimally invasive procedures with each other. Patient reported outcomes, such as quality of life (QOL) scores, offer an alternative approach. Compared with a large body of data in cancer treatment, the responsiveness of these instruments for minimally invasive surgery is not well described.