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The evolution of a hand day-surgery unit.

C K Dillon¹, D L Chester, Peter Nightingale

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. cathryndillon@hotmail.com

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|August 19, 2009

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Implementing a dedicated hand trauma day-case unit significantly reduced inpatient delays and total hospital stay for acute hand injuries. Audits demonstrated the effectiveness of this service change in improving patient flow and resource utilization.

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Area of Science:

Plastic Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Health Services Research

Background:

Merger of plastic surgery units led to overwhelming acute hand surgery referrals.
Initial audits identified significant in-patient delays.
A dedicated hand trauma day-case unit was developed to address these issues.

Purpose of the Study:

To audit the impact of a dedicated hand trauma day-case unit on patient management.
To assess changes in in-patient delay and total hospital stay.
To evaluate the suitability of acute hand injuries for day-case procedures.

Main Methods:

Retrospective data collection on 77 patients (June 2002), 109 patients (November 2003), and 90 patients (November 2004).
The day-case unit commenced operation on November 1, 2003.
Audits were conducted at three distinct time points to track service changes.

Main Results:

Bed-days per patient decreased significantly from 2.63 to 1.34 (P < 0.001).
By November 2004, 51% of patients underwent day-case procedures.
In-patient delay to theatre reduced from 1.5 to 0.6 bed-days per patient for admitted cases.

Conclusions:

Audits confirmed the suitability of many acute hand injuries for day-case management.
Simple audit processes can drive significant improvements in healthcare service provision.
Reduced in-patient delay and total stay were achieved, offering a model for ambulatory trauma care.