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T Høsteng1, K Solheim

  • 1Kirurgisk avdeling Kongsberg sykehus.

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke
|March 10, 1996
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Day surgery offers better value and quality of care compared to traditional inpatient procedures. Implementing day surgery more widely, particularly in Norway, requires developing robust data collection methods to encourage its adoption.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Economics
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Healthcare Management

Context:

  • Traditional surgical treatment involves inpatient hospitalisation, which is often more costly and less efficient.
  • Day surgery presents a viable alternative, offering comparable or superior care quality for specific patient groups.
  • The current healthcare landscape necessitates exploring cost-effective and patient-centered surgical models.

Purpose:

  • To advocate for the increased implementation of day surgery as a preferred treatment modality.
  • To highlight the economic and quality-of-care benefits of day surgery over inpatient procedures.
  • To identify the need for data collection infrastructure to support the expansion of day surgery services.

Summary:

  • Day surgery is demonstrably more cost-effective than inpatient surgical treatment.

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  • For select patient populations, day surgery provides a higher quality of care.
  • This model can effectively replace traditional surgical approaches requiring hospitalisation.

    • Impact:

    • Increased adoption of day surgery can lead to significant healthcare cost savings.
    • Enhanced patient outcomes and satisfaction are achievable through day surgery.
    • Developing data collection methods is crucial for incentivising and scaling day surgery programs, especially in national healthcare systems like Norway's.