Publications by authors named "Ulla-Maija Ruohoaho"
Background: There is sparse information about postoperative pain after short stay surgery. We explored the incidence of immediate postoperative pain and its relationship with persistent pain or opioid use 2 weeks after surgery.
Methods: This was a subgroup analysis of prospective and controlled data from adult patients (n = 931) who underwent short-stay surgery in a tertiary care hospital.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between resilience, psychological symptoms, and recovery outcomes in women one year after undergoing gynecological surgery.
- A total of 271 women participated, with high resilience levels noted regardless of benign or malignant diagnoses, leading to less pain and better health-related quality of life a year later.
- Results showed that while pre-surgery quality of life and anxiety levels were worse in patients with malignant diagnoses, improvements were observed at the 12-month mark for both groups, particularly in life satisfaction and reduced anxiety.
Patient functional recovery after a 23-h surgery - a prospective, follow-up study.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
August 2022
Purpose: We evaluated patients' functional outcomes 2 weeks after a 23-h surgery model in a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: This prospective study comprised data on 993 consecutive adult patients who underwent a 23-h surgery. Patients were interviewed before surgery and at 14 days after surgery by telephone with a multidimensional structural survey including closed- and open-ended questions.
Unlabelled: Supplemental 80% oxygen administration halves the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in inpatients. Whether it prevents PONV after ambulatory surgery is unknown. We tested the efficacy of supplemental 80% oxygen in decreasing the incidence of PONV after ambulatory gynecologic laparoscopy.
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