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Patient-reported outcome and experience measures in pediatric perioperative care

Wallis T Muhly1,2, Cameron Graydon3, Paul Lee-Archer4,5

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
|March 6, 2026
PubMed

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Developing and validating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) is crucial for improving pediatric perioperative care. These tools enhance recovery quality assessment and patient support.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric perioperative care
  • Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)
  • Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs)

Background:

  • Assessing patient outcomes and experiences in pediatric perioperative care is vital for quality improvement.
  • Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are increasingly recognized for their value.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the importance and challenges of PROMs and PREMs in pediatric perioperative care.
  • To examine existing validated tools for assessing recovery and experience.
  • To explore future directions for PROM and PREM implementation.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of literature on PROMs and PREMs in pediatric perioperative settings.
  • Analysis of the development and validation of current assessment tools.
  • Exploration of perspectives from patients, parents, and healthcare providers.

Main Results:

  • Increased efforts in developing and validating PROMs and PREMs for pediatric perioperative care.
  • These tools help identify adverse events and support families needing additional care.
  • PROMs and PREMs enable monitoring of intervention impacts on recovery quality.

Conclusions:

  • Validated PROMs and PREMs are significant advancements for pediatric perioperative care.
  • These measures facilitate internal and external comparisons to drive care improvements.
  • Further refinement and systematic implementation strategies are needed.
Abstract

Keywords:
anesthesiapatient experiencepatient-reported outcomespediatricperioperativerecovery

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