The Ambulatory Surgical Unit

The Ambulatory Care Unit at Derriford Hospital.

Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is an essential component of any acute medical unit (AMU). This statement is predicated on the clinical and financial benefits it confers. In this article, the author outlines the implementation of the Ambulatory Care Unit at Derriford Hospital and the first 6 months of service provision. The initial data collated demonstrates the impact the service has had local...

Comparison between the laser surgical unit and the electrosurgical unit.

Thermal effects on the brain, spinal cord and muscles were studied in electrocoagulation and laser photocoagulation. The experiments were performed on cats and rabbits. The monopolar and bipolar electrodes of the electrosurgical unit were applied to the tissues in comparison with the carbon dioxide laser surgical unit. The experiments were divided into the following two groups: 1) Morphological...

An ambulatory pediatric unit. Consumer's satisfaction.

The relationship of serum vitamin D level with the outcome in surgical intensive care unit patients

The aim of this study was to assess the correlation of serum vitamin D with ICU length of stay, mortality rate, length of mechanical ventilation, and incidence of sepsis. We conducted a descriptive analytic study on 793 patients admitted to surgical ICU wards in northwest of Iran from March 2015 to March 2016. Patients were assessed during the ICU stay and the following data were collect...

Does competition from ambulatory surgical centers affect hospital surgical output?

This paper estimates the effect of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) on hospital surgical volume using hospital and year fixed effects models with several robustness checks. We show that ASC entry only appears to influence a hospital's outpatient surgical volume if the facilities are within a few miles of each other. Even then, the average reduction in hospital volume is only 2-4%, which is no...