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[Ambulatory pediatric surgery--from the parents' view]
A Hock1, A Pintér, S Appelshoffer
1Pécs Városi Tanács Egyesített Egészségügyi Intézmények.
Insights
Day-care surgery offers significant benefits for pediatric patients, reducing psychological distress and healthcare costs. Parental attitudes strongly support this approach, highlighting its advantages over traditional hospitalization.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Health Services Research
- Patient Psychology
Context:
- Increasing adoption of day-care surgery for pediatric patients in efficient healthcare systems.
- Day-care surgery is favored due to reduced psychological trauma and lower costs.
Purpose:
- To study parental opinions on day-care surgery.
- To assess the advantages of day-care surgery compared to traditional hospitalization.
Summary:
- Nearly 200 parental opinions were analyzed regarding day-care surgery.
- Parents expressed strong conviction in the benefits of day-care surgery over longer hospital stays.
Impact:
- Day-care surgery is a beneficial alternative for a specific group of pediatric surgical conditions.
- This approach benefits children, parents, and the National Health Service.
Abstract:
In recent years "day-care surgery" has been the treatment of choice for an ever increasing number of paediatric surgical patients in countries with an efficient Health Service. The reasons for this are the decreased psychological trauma to the children and the dramatic fall in expenses. In view of the important role played by parental attitude in the spreading of day-care surgery, nearly 200 parental opinions about day-care surgery have been studied. From them it became clear that the parents were convinced of advantages of this form of treatment over the conventional form requiring longer hospitalization. The authors believe that nowadays "day-care surgery" should be resorted to in the majority of a well circumscribed group of paediatric surgical conditions, from which both child and parents, and also our National Health Service will benefit.