Day-case cataract surgery.
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چکیده
The results of 501 day-case cataract extractions are presented. This is a safe way to manage an operation for which there will be an increased demand. Only 13% of these patients stated that they would have preferred to stay in hospital after surgery.
منابع مشابه
Do patients like day case cataract surgery?
One hundred and fifty consecutive questionnaires following day case cataract surgery showed that 87% of the patients would choose day surgery again. The questionnaires were directed at the patients' attitudes to day surgery for their cataracts. There was overwhelming acceptance of the travelling and inconvenience involved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 73 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980