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A day-surgery programme for children incorporating anaesthetic outpatient clinic
Lancet (London, England)
|July 5, 1975
Insights
Implementing an outpatient anesthetic assessment clinic for pediatric day surgery improved hospital resource use and was well-received by parents and general practitioners. This approach can mitigate challenges in pediatric day-case surgery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Day-surgery programs for children face challenges.
- Effective resource deployment in pediatric surgical settings is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a day-surgery program for children that includes an outpatient anesthetic assessment clinic.
- To assess parental and general practitioner satisfaction.
- To determine the impact on hospital resource utilization.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a day-surgery program with a pre-operative outpatient anesthetic assessment clinic.
- Gathering feedback from parents and general practitioners.
- Analyzing hospital resource deployment.
Main Results:
- The program was positively received by parents and general practitioners.
- Improved deployment of hospital resources was observed.
- The outpatient assessment clinic approach appears to reduce difficulties associated with day-case surgery.
Conclusions:
- An outpatient anesthetic assessment clinic can enhance pediatric day-surgery programs.
- This model improves patient and clinician satisfaction.
- It leads to more efficient use of hospital resources for pediatric surgical procedures.
Abstract:
A day-surgery programme for children incorporating an outpatient anaesthetic assessment clinic was welcomed by parents and general practitioners and resulted in better deployment of hospital resources. It is suggested that the difficulties usually associated with day-case surgery can be reduced by holding an outpatient assessment clinic a few days before operation.