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Experiences of the Ryde Hospital Day Only Unit in 1986 and 1987
1Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, NSW.
Australian Clinical Review
|March 1, 1988
Abstract
Objective:
To monitor and summarise activity of a Day Only Unit as a guide to management.
Method:
Attitude survey (patient questionnaire) of adults admitted to the Day Only Unit over a six week period, a telephone survey and an ongoing monthly record review of length of stay and complications.
Results:
The level of "day only" activity is increasing and procedures affecting the quality of care of these patients are being improved. Patients not receiving pre-medications had fewer post-operative symptoms. The most frequent patient complaint related to the coldness of the ward.