High-Frequency Global Postoperative Status PROMs Track Pain Peaks and Analgesic Use After Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery
Pavlina Lenga, Robin Fleige, Max Christian Blumenstock, Matthias Ganzinger, Sebastian Ille, Sandro M Krieg, Martin Dugas · 2026
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Description
Lenga and colleagues at Heidelberg asked whether one quick status question can track recovery after lumbar spine surgery. Two hundred fifty-seven patients answered mobile surveys every two to three days. Six weeks produced one thousand six hundred twenty-seven postoperative check-ins. The single Global Postoperative Status score was tested against pain and medication diaries.
Worse status scores lined up consistently with heavier pain burden. Patients reporting frequent pain peaks scored far lower than pain-free peers. Scores also dropped stepwise as painkillers escalated to combined opioid regimens. The authors stress this is exploratory validity only, pending prospective confirmation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pavlina Lenga, Robin Fleige, Max Christian Blumenstock, Matthias Ganzinger, Sebastian Ille, Sandro M Krieg, Martin Dugas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |