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To date, limited data are available on the relationships between surgical procedures, postoperative pain progression, and quality-of-life parameters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>116 patients were recorded prospectively after minimally invasive (robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic) and open surgical kidney procedures. Data collection was standardized as part of the Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Management (QUIPS) project. Primary endpoints were postoperative pain intensities (numerical rating scale, NRS) during movement, maximum and minimum pain. Secondary endpoints included need of analgesics, side effects, patient satisfaction, and length of hospital stay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Both groups demonstrated high postoperative pain intensities. However, patients undergoing minimally invasive procedures presented with lower pain scores compared to those who underwent open surgery (pain on exercise: median 6 [IQR 4\u20138] vs. 7 [IQR 5\u20138],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.050; maximum pain: median 7 [IQR 5\u20138] vs. 8 [IQR 6\u20139.8],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004; minimal pain: median 1 [IQR 0\u20132] vs. 2 [IQR 0\u20133];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030). The need for opioids on the ward was higher after open procedures [25\/62 (40.3%) vs. 11\/54 (20.4%);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021]. Patient satisfaction scores were high across both groups [minimally invasive: median 8 [IQR 6\u201310]; open: median 8 [IQR 6\u20139];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.905]. Robot-assisted procedures were also associated with the lowest postoperative pain scores [pain on exercise: median 5 [IQR 4\u20137]; maximum pain: median 6 [IQR 5\u20138]; minimal pain: median 0 [IQR 0\u20132]] and the shortest hospital stay [median 7 days (IQR 6.8\u20139)].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite advances in pain management, postoperative pain following kidney surgery remains a significant medical issue. Our data suggest that pain management across different surgical modalities may not be homogeneous. Instead, different operative approaches may require procedure-adapted pain management with tailored analgesic escalation strategies to optimize postoperative recovery and patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2026.1782987","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T05:38:05Z","timestamp":1782797885000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["QUIPS-based prospective postoperative pain assessment following nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy in robot-assisted, conventional laparoscopic, and open surgical approaches"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Maximilian","family":"M\u00fcller","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Sana Kliniken Leipziger Land","place":["Borna, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lars","family":"Kurch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther University","place":["Halle, Germany"]},{"name":"Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, University Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philipp","family":"Burow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther University","place":["Halle, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Bucher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther University","place":["Halle, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annett","family":"Christel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther University","place":["Halle, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Winfried","family":"Meissner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena","place":["Jena, Germany"]},{"name":"Department of Palliative Care, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena","place":["Jena, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Dreiling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena","place":["Jena, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lilit","family":"Fl\u00f6ther","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther University","place":["Halle, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","year":"2021"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1618","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(06)68700-X","article-title":"Persistent postsurgical pain: risk factors and prevention","volume":"367","author":"Kehlet","year":"2006","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"187","DOI":"10.1080\/03007995.2017.1391081","article-title":"Management of acute pain in the postoperative setting: the importance of quality indicators","volume":"34","author":"Meissner","year":"2018","journal-title":"Curr Med Res Opin"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"327","DOI":"10.1007\/s00482-005-0451-6","article-title":"Die qualit\u00e4t der postoperativen schmerztherapie beeinflusst die krankenhauswahl. 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