Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have signed an informed consent form and underwent a surgery performed at the Thoracic Surgery Department of the University Hospital Basel * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of informed consent * First participation in the Study * Patient operated under general anesthesia * Patients who are in possession of a smart phone or personal computer and have an e-mail account and are able to answer a digital questionnaire. Or an immediate caretaker in the same household owns a smartphone or personal computer and is familiar with the use * Patients who understand verbal and written German or French * Patients discharged at home after surgery * Hospital stay \> 3 nights after surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under preoperative opioid/cortisone therapy * Patients who are unable to follow the procedure of the study, e. g. read or understand German or French, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. * Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent person * Patients with polytrauma or who underwent mediastinoscopy