biostudies-literatureUnknown12(3)Danielis MIn the last two years, all hospitals have adopted restricted visitation policies due to the coronavirus disease 2019. The objective of this study was to assess the consequences of hospital visitation restrictions on the most common outcome measures on adult patients who underwent surgery. A retrospective study design was conducted according to the STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology statements in 2021. Forty patients exposed to a no-visitors policy and forty unexposed patients (1:1) were enrolled. Patients who were not allowed to receive family visits were more likely to report disorientation/agitation episodes (<i>n</i> = 25, 62.5% vs. <i>n</i> = 12, 30.0%; <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), spend more sleepless nights (<i>n</i> = 10, 25.0% vs. <i>n</i> = 1, 2.5%; <i>p<Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy)583-588https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9397009biostudies-literatureFamily Visiting Restrictions and Postoperative Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.PMC9397009Iob RPalese ADanielis MAchil IfalseFamily Visiting Restrictions and Postoperative Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.In the last two years, all hospitals have adopted restricted visitation policies due to the coronavirus disease 2019. The objective of this study was to assess the consequences of hospital visitation restrictions on the most common outcome measures on adult patients who underwent surgery. A retrospective study design was conducted according to the STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology statements in 2021. Forty patients exposed to a no-visitors policy and forty unexposed patients (1:1) were enrolled. Patients who were not allowed to receive family visits were more likely to report disorientation/agitation episodes (<i>n</i> = 25, 62.5% vs. <i>n</i> = 12, 30.0%; <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), spend more sleepless nights (<i>n</i> = 10, 25.0% vs. <i>n</i> = 1, 2.5%; <i>p<2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-25T19:08:59.865Z2025-04-06T07:50:04.718ZS-EPMC93970093599746510.3390/nursrep12030057