Patient function and caregiver burden after ambulatory surgery: a cohort study of patients older than 65 Le fonctionnement du patient et le fardeau de l'aidant apres une chirurgie ambulatoire: une etude de cohorte de patients agesd e 65 ans et plus

Purpose The primary objective of this prospective cohort study was to assess the impact of ambulatory surgery on patient function one week and one month following surgery among surgical patients C 65 yr of age. Secondary objectives were to determine whether changes in patient function were correlated with increased burden of care in the patient’s primary caregiver and with patient assessments of postoperative pain and quality of life.