title: Getting the measure of the patient experience.
abstract: Enhanced recovery uses evidence-based interventions to improve the perioperative care of patients undergoing major surgery. Due to the relative lack of research into patient experience, Central Manchester Foundation Trust distributed a questionnaire to measure the experience of patients cared for on a colorectal ER pathway. Overall, results were favourable, and described good pain management and high-quality care provided by the enhanced recovery team. This article describes how the results will be used to shape services in the future.
authors.affiliation: Central Manchester Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000503:physiopathology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology