Implementation of ambulatory surgery in a university hospital : an audit comprising 873 general surgery cases
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The Ambulatory Surgery Centre of the Lausanne University Hospital was established in 1995 as a multispeciality unit comprising general surgery, plastic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, orthopaedics and urology. In its first 3 years of activity 873 general surgery procedures were performed, including biopsies, laparoscopies, inguinal hernia repair and vein stripping. An audit of these cases revealed an overall morbidity of 1%, a rate of non-planned admissions of 0.6%, no re-admissions within 30 days, and that 95% of patients were satisfied with their care. These results demonstrate the feasibility of implementing ambulatory surgery in a teaching hospital and encourage the expansion of this practice. © 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999