Pediatric Outpatient Procedures

Caregivers' reactions to preoperative procedures in outpatient pediatric surgery

Objective: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. Methods: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. Results: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who submitted to preoperative fasting with their children. Nervousness, anxiety and concern were the ...

Caudal Block with General Anesthesia for Outpatient Pediatric Surgery Procedures

Postoperative pain control from pediatric surgical procedures is a great challenge to overcome due to family and children anxiety. Discomfort of the outpatient operation sometimes become more important task than operation itself because of unfamiliar and anxious parents and child. That is why proper pain control will be a very comfortable condition and less emotionally disturbing experience for...

Can standard open pediatric urological procedures be performed on an outpatient basis?

PURPOSE We questioned whether it is feasible in the current era of cost consciousness to perform standard open pediatric urological procedures on an outpatient basis while maintaining patient safety and satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS We report on 51 consecutive patients 2 months to 13 years old (mean age 4 years 3 months) who underwent a standard open pediatric urological procedure betwe...

Palliative Pediatric Shunt Procedures

The changing geography of outpatient procedures.

Since the early 80s, many surgical procedures have moved from the inpatient to outpatient setting. Outpatient surgical visits now account for about two-thirds of all surgical visits in the U.S. Over the same period, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have arisen as alternatives to traditional hospital-based outpatient surgical departments. The number of ASCs grew from 240 in 1983 to...