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However, large data quantities for patient\u2010reported recovery are scarce. In this retrospective study, we aimed to describe the multidimensional recovery trajectory of patients undergoing major abdominal surgery 4\u20138\u2009weeks after surgery and explore factors related to incomplete overall recovery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We retrospectively analysed pooled cohort data of adults undergoing elective major abdominal surgery between 2018 and 2024 across three tertiary\u2010level hospitals. Recovery was measured at postoperative days 1, 3, 7, 14, weeks 4\u20138, and 3\u2009months using the Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PostopQRS). Physiological, nociceptive, emotive, activities of daily living (ADL), and cognitive domains were assessed, with recovery defined as a return to, or improvement of, preoperative baseline levels. Overall recovery was defined as recovery in all domains. Length of stay was assessed for patients who recovered overall, or did not recover, at postoperative weeks 4\u20138.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Six hundred and fifty\u2010three patients were included, with mean (SD) age of 57.8 (14.4) years. Of these, 36% were aged \u226565\u2009years and 58% were male. The incidence of overall recovery at postoperative week 4\u20138 was 42%. Domain\u2010level recovery at postoperative weeks 4\u20138 was 63% for nociception, 81% for emotion, 82% for ADLs, and 83% for cognition. Patients failing to achieve overall recovery at weeks 4\u20138 had longer mean (SD) lengths of stay compared to those who recovered (11.3 (10.3) vs. 7.3 (7.1) days, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of overall recovery at postoperative week 4\u20138 was 42%. Patients with incomplete overall recovery had longer lengths of stay. Multidimensional strategies to improve the recovery trajectory warrant further investigation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Editorial Comment<\/jats:title><jats:p>Major surgical procedures are often followed by a lengthy and difficult recovery period. Traditional measures such as mortality and complications are usually analysed, but this 653\u2010patient study investigated patient\u2010reported recovery scores after major abdominal surgery. Novel findings include that only 42% of patients have recovered fully in all recovery domains at weeks 4\u20138, and these patients also had longer hospital stays. 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