Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are self-rated scales and indices developed to improve the detection of the patients’ clinical and subclinical symptom burden or subjective psychological experience. It has gained increased recognition in the era of patient-centered precision medicine. The past decade had witnessed the emergence of clinical studies of PROMs in various areas in relation to health conditions and/or treatments, including the fields of general surgery, surgical oncology and anaesthesiology. The application of PROMs has shown us the promising results and huge potential in energizing the patient management for both clinicians and healthcare institutes. However, there remains many limitations/drawbacks in terms of study design, methodology, statistics, and clinical interpretability, especially in the area of surgery, which warrants more studies in the future.
This research topic aims to publish high-quality studies about PROM application in the area of general surgery, surgical oncology and anaesthesiology. The collection of publications will help to summarize the research progress, to build a conceptual and methodological framework, and to provide reliable clinical data and cost-effectiveness analysis of surgery-related PROM. The key limitations or aspects requiring improvement will also be opened for discussion to guide the future study in this area.
Manuscript submissions addressing but not limited to the following themes will be considered for publication:
- Clinical trials or other designs of original studies exploring the application of PROMs in general surgery, surgical oncology or anaesthesiology; topics include but not limited to symptom monitoring and management, enhanced recovery after surgery, outcome prediction, etc.
- Systemic review or meta-analysis that summarize the recent progress of PROMs in general surgery or surgical oncology
- Expert opinions or consensus on the methodology or clinometric of PROMs in clinical application
- Cost-effectiveness study on clinical utility of PROMs at the levels of patients, healthcare staff or medical institutions
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are self-rated scales and indices developed to improve the detection of the patients’ clinical and subclinical symptom burden or subjective psychological experience. It has gained increased recognition in the era of patient-centered precision medicine. The past decade had witnessed the emergence of clinical studies of PROMs in various areas in relation to health conditions and/or treatments, including the fields of general surgery, surgical oncology and anaesthesiology. The application of PROMs has shown us the promising results and huge potential in energizing the patient management for both clinicians and healthcare institutes. However, there remains many limitations/drawbacks in terms of study design, methodology, statistics, and clinical interpretability, especially in the area of surgery, which warrants more studies in the future.
This research topic aims to publish high-quality studies about PROM application in the area of general surgery, surgical oncology and anaesthesiology. The collection of publications will help to summarize the research progress, to build a conceptual and methodological framework, and to provide reliable clinical data and cost-effectiveness analysis of surgery-related PROM. The key limitations or aspects requiring improvement will also be opened for discussion to guide the future study in this area.
Manuscript submissions addressing but not limited to the following themes will be considered for publication:
- Clinical trials or other designs of original studies exploring the application of PROMs in general surgery, surgical oncology or anaesthesiology; topics include but not limited to symptom monitoring and management, enhanced recovery after surgery, outcome prediction, etc.
- Systemic review or meta-analysis that summarize the recent progress of PROMs in general surgery or surgical oncology
- Expert opinions or consensus on the methodology or clinometric of PROMs in clinical application
- Cost-effectiveness study on clinical utility of PROMs at the levels of patients, healthcare staff or medical institutions