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The Role of Surgery on Ambulatory Patients in One Teaching Hospital

The Role of Surgery on Ambulatory Patients in One Teaching Hospital Abstract • The development of a program of one-day surgery for ambulatory patients in one hospital was stimulated by overloaded operating room facilities and a long waiting list of patients for hospital admission. This concept has received enthusiastic reception by the surgical staff and the number of operations has increased to over 7,500 per year. All of the surgical specialty services use the surgical day care unit, although the number of cases suitable for ambulatory surgical treatment varies greatly on the various services. There have been no deaths and about 1% of patients have been admitted to the hospital from the surgical day care unit for a variety of reasons that are summarized. (Arch Surg 114:319-320, 1979) References 1. Reed WA, Ford JL: Outpatient clinic for surgery . Med World News 12:58-61, 1971. 2. Davis JE, Detmer DE: The ambulatory surgical unit . Ann Surg 175:856-862, 1972.Crossref 3. Armitage EN, Howat JM, Long FW: Day-surgery program for children incorporating anesthetic outpatient clinic . Lancet 2:21-23, 1975.Crossref 4. Berrill TH: A year in the life of a surgical day unit . Br Med J 4:348-349, 1972.Crossref 5. Calnan J, Martin P: Development and practice of an autonomous minor surgical unit in a general hospital . Br Med J 4:92-96, 1971.Crossref 6. Rhu HS, Rust JA: Economics of ambulatory surgical gynecology . Clin Obstet Gynecol 17:291-294, 1974.Crossref 7. Salstein EC, Sullivan CB, Patterson EM: Ambulatory surgical unit . Arch Surg 108:143-146, 1974.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Surgery American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1979 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0004-0010
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10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370270089017
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Abstract • The development of a program of one-day surgery for ambulatory patients in one hospital was stimulated by overloaded operating room facilities and a long waiting list of patients for hospital admission. This concept has received enthusiastic reception by the surgical staff and the number of operations has increased to over 7,500 per year. All of the surgical specialty services use the surgical day care unit, although the number of cases suitable for ambulatory surgical treatment varies greatly on the various services. There have been no deaths and about 1% of patients have been admitted to the hospital from the surgical day care unit for a variety of reasons that are summarized. (Arch Surg 114:319-320, 1979) References 1. Reed WA, Ford JL: Outpatient clinic for surgery . Med World News 12:58-61, 1971. 2. Davis JE, Detmer DE: The ambulatory surgical unit . Ann Surg 175:856-862, 1972.Crossref 3. Armitage EN, Howat JM, Long FW: Day-surgery program for children incorporating anesthetic outpatient clinic . Lancet 2:21-23, 1975.Crossref 4. Berrill TH: A year in the life of a surgical day unit . Br Med J 4:348-349, 1972.Crossref 5. Calnan J, Martin P: Development and practice of an autonomous minor surgical unit in a general hospital . Br Med J 4:92-96, 1971.Crossref 6. Rhu HS, Rust JA: Economics of ambulatory surgical gynecology . Clin Obstet Gynecol 17:291-294, 1974.Crossref 7. Salstein EC, Sullivan CB, Patterson EM: Ambulatory surgical unit . Arch Surg 108:143-146, 1974.Crossref

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Archives of Surgery – American Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1979

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