The authors make a significant distinction between day surgery patients and inpatients,
which I have not well understood and can only assume that major differences exist in the …

A surgical day case is a patient who is admitted for investigations or an operation on a
planned non-resident basis, but who nonetheless requires facilities for recovery in a ward or …

This meeting was arranged and organized by the plastic surgery section but, having been
widely circularized to other relevant sections, was attended by a more catholic audience …

This chapter emphasizes the key aspects relating to the needs and requirements of patients
undergoing day surgery. The benefits of day surgery have been apparent for many years …

It is an unfortunate fact that the NHS continues to be subject to political influence and that
targets form the basis of many of our working lives. However, short stay and day surgery …

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 …

Much has been achieved since day surgery was first described just a little over a century
ago. Developments in surgery, anaesthesia, and analgesia have vastly increased the range …

For several decades day surgery clinicians have championed the invaluable contribution
that can be made to the provision of elective surgical care. It is now acknowledged as high …

Having an operation is always a cause for some anxiety, and probably fear for most people.
Being told that you don't need to stay in hospital, and that your surgery can be done as a day …

The term" day surgery", or" ambulatory surgery", refers to the practice of admitting into
hospital on the day of surgery, carefully selected and prepared patients for a planned, non …