Implications of decreasing surgical lengths of stay
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Implications of decreasing surgical lengths of stay.
A recent study at the Prince of Wales Hospital (PoW) compared health outcomes and user satisfaction for conventional clinical pathways with a shortened pathway incorporating day of surgery admission (DOSA), early discharge and post acute care domiciliary visits for two high volume, elective surgical procedures (herniorrhaphy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy). This paper quantifies cost differen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Health Review
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0156-5788
DOI: 10.1071/ah000062