Do Patient Educational Videos Improve Pain and Recovery After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy?

A Single-site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Patient Educational Video to Improve Postoperative Pain and Overall Recovery Satisfaction After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Benign Indication

The use of multi-model patient education has been used in a variety of medical specialties to educate patients on expectations for various medical procedures and improve patients' understanding of their own health care. However, it is unknown what type of audio and/or visual materials work best in a given clinical setting. By surveying overall pain/post-operative recovery satisfaction we can measure how well our video intervention educates and reinforces post-operative management at home when compared to the current method of education that patients receive at the pre-operative visit prior to laparoscopic hysterectomy at this institution.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18y/o or older
• planned for a laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to consent
• language other than English
• conversion to laparotomy, vNOTES (a type of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysteroectomy)
• vaginal hysterectomy
• chronic opioid use prior to surgery