Surgery

Key Highlights Six-month satisfaction data were available for 166 adults undergoing knee surgery.

A randomized controlled trial found lower pain, preoperative anxiety, and rescue analgesic use with biofeedback-guided breathing in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients.

Researchers examined whether pain during the first postoperative week predicts quality-of-life recovery 90 days after lumbar fusion.

Interviews with 15 older surgical patients identified psychological and social influences on acute pain, informing a biopsychosocial model.

Interviews explore how older surgical patients perceive their role in postoperative pain management and their preferred level of engagement.

An institutional analysis examines first-year outpatient suzetrigine prescribing across orthopedic surgical and pain services.

A retrospective Stanford cohort of 3,992 surgical adults linked socioeconomic status to lower maximum postoperative pain after adjustment.

How was suzetrigine prescribed after surgery? A US health system analysis describes treatment patterns among 3,509 patients.

Researchers examined whether patients’ first PACU pain scores were associated with length of stay and discharge readiness.

Six poster presentations from the 2026 AAOMS Annual Meeting will address facial trauma, clinical AI, pain control, rare-disease surgery, and jaw osteonecrosis risk. The first three posters are previewed...