Remote Assessment of Pain and Recovery Quality After Surgery Using a Digital Form: A Pilot Study

After surgery, doctors need to know how patients are doing, especially in the first hours after they leave the recovery room. This can be hard to track once patients go to a regular hospital room, and some symptoms - like pain or nausea - may go unnoticed. This study tests whether an online form, sent to patients' phones, can help doctors check on pain and recovery in the first 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Patients (or a family member helping them) will receive a link by WhatsApp and answer a short set of questions about their pain, nausea, medications, and how they are recovering. The main goal is to find out whether patients are willing and able to use this online form, and whether it is a helpful and practical way to follow up with them after surgery.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Undergoing elective surgery with anticipated discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) to the ward * Access to a smartphone with internet connection (personally, or through an accompanying caregiver) * Cognitive capacity to respond to the digital form, or availability of a caregiver to respond on the patient's behalf * Signed Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: * Anticipated postoperative admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) * Inability to communicate, with no caregiver available to assist * Refusal to participate or to use the digital tool * No access to a mobile device/internet during the first 24 postoperative hours, with no logistical alternative available * Clinical condition that, at the discretion of the assisting team, contraindicates participation