Prioritization of outcome measures in regional anesthesia research
This consensus-based, patient-centered framework defines the core priorities for future regional anesthesia and acute pain research. Future work should focus on developing and validating a regional anesthesia-specific quality-of-recovery instrument, refining multidimensional measures such as functional recovery, cognitive outcomes, and the Brief Pain Inventory, and standardizing the reporting of chronic pain and opioid-related outcomes. Adoption of these priorities will enhance methodological consistency, comparability, and patient relevance in future clinical trials.
Authors
- Enas Kandil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-9226)
- Afak Nsiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7884-1605)
- Εleni Μoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-4178)
- Carlos A. Pino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7560-8403)
- Reda Tolba
- Samer Narouze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-1402)
- Éric Albrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6432-1311)
- Rajnish K. Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-4737)
- Kariem El‐Boghdadly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-717X)
- Paul Stewart Myles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-5456)
- Kate Rivett
- Clara Lobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-8251)
- Sanjib Das Adhikary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7167-1184)
- Steve Coppens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-7757)
- Amany E. Ayad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-4425)
- Iyabo O. Muse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-5949)
- Peter Van de Putte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3101)
- Andre Theron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-4720)
- Nabil Elkassabany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-4828)
- Vinita Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-1401)
- Kristin L. Schreiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7361-2214)
- Morné Wolmarans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-1307)
- Jeffrey J. Pasternak
- Sandra L. Kopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-5445)
- Lynn R Kohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0407-806X)
- James Simeon Bowness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-1984)
- Marie N. Hanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7122-2220)
- Stavros G. Memtsoudis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-0030)
- Gillian Radcliffe
- Rebecca L. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-9774)
- Kenneth D. Candido
- Zuzana Princova
Institutions
- Unifor (NO)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Naval Medical Center San Diego (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Emory University (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cornell University (US)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (GB)
- Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Pain Management Institute (US)
- Lebanon VA Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Imelda Hospital (BE)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd (MA)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Monash University (AU)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
- University of Hassan II Casablanca (MA)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107087
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00