Around 4 million children undergo inpatient surgery in the U.S. each year, however little is known about the impact of surgery and postoperative pain on children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the weeks and months after surgery. We measured pain and HRQOL in a large, heterogeneous pediatric postsurgical population from baseline to 1-month follow-up. Over a 20-month period, parents of 915 children age 2-18 years (Mean=9.6 years), 50% male, 56% white, admitted to surgical services at a children’s hospital enrolled in the study.
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