Einschätzung des Schweregrads postoperativer Komplikationen aus der Sicht von Patienten und Ärzten

Patients' views and assessments of postoperative complications are different from doctors' views. Adequate instruments for measuring the occurrence and severity of postoperative complications should be developed bringing the patients' perspectives into the doctors' assessments. Also, it might be useful to include questions addressing information received pre- and postoperatively about the expected postoperative course as well as communication with patients in the case of complications.