Title of article
DAY SURGERY
Author/Authors
Smith, I Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia - University Hospital of North Staffordshire , Hammond, C Nurse Manager - Surgical Day Unit - University Hospital of North Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent
Pages
6
From page
251
To page
256
Abstract
Day surgery (also called ambulatory or outpatient surgery), the practice of performing
surgery without an overnight hospital stay, is not new- indeed it can trace its origins back to the early
1900s- but it only really became popular from about the 1980s. North America, the United Kingdom
and Northern Europe were amongst some of the earliest advocates, but the practice has since spread far
wider. Experience from North America suggests that 70-80% of all elective surgeries may be possible
on a day case basis and the United Kingdom is rapidly approaching these levels.
Keywords
Surgery , Day surgery , Outpatient surgery
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2007
Record number
2445486
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