Day case surgery
By: edited by Ian Smith, Douglas McWhinnie, Ian Jackson
Series: Oxford medical publications; Oxford specialist handbooks in anaesthesia; Oxford medical publications; Oxford specialist handbooks in anaesthesia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199584338
Subjects: Methods; Ambulatory Care; Handbooks; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; Handbooks, manuals; Ambulatory surgery; Anesthesia; Perioperative Care; Organization & administration
Description: "Over the past decade, the percentage of elective surgical procedures performed on a day case basis has increased from 55% to over 70%. The current interest and focus on day surgery is a result of public demand and government-imposed targets. This concise handbook provides the practising day surgery professional with a modern overview of current practice to act as both a reference and a practical guide to everyday challenges.The last ten years has seen major advances in day case anaesthesia with the introduction of new equipment, multimodal techniques, and new anaesthetic agents specifically designed for ambulatory surgery. The rapid expansion of minimally invasive surgery has enabled many more procedures to be performed on a short stay basis and the development of new processes and patient pathways requires expert pre-assessment, nurse-led discharge and outreach follow-up. This book covers the ambulatory process throughout the entire patient pathway offering extensive and authoritative evidence and opinion  to the many stakeholders in this multidisciplinary subject"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Overview 2. Overview of ambulatory surgery 3. Selection criteria 4. Preassessment 5. Adult general anaesthesia 6. Spinal anaesthesia 7. Local and regional anaesthesia 8. Sedation 9. Adult day surgery analgesia 10. Managing complications 11. Paediatric day surgery 12. Surgical procedures 13. Principles of day surgery nursing 14. Nursing care for advanced day surgery 15. Pushing the patient boundaries 16. Outcome measures 17. Developing day surgery 18. Patient safety 19. The patient's experience 20. Teaching and training in the day unit.