Performance of the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire short form in outpatient arthroscopic surgery without preoperative peripheral nerve block: a prospective observational cohort study

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Per local surgeon preference, some outpatient orthopedic surgery patients are only offered peripheral nerve blocks in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) on an ‘as needed’ (ie, ‘rescue’ or ‘prn’) basis after surgery. Nurses trigger consideration for PACU block if subjectively poor pain