Trends in day surgery rates

摘要: The NHS Plan predicts that 75% of all elective operations will be carried out as day cases.w1According to the British Association Day Surgery, patients overwhelmingly endorse surgery and it provides timely treatment, less risk cancellation, lower incidence hospital acquired infections, an earlier return normal activities.w2We looked at rates surgery, using Audit Commission's collection 25 operationsw3by episode statistics between 1996-7 2003-4. #### bottom line We trends over time compared across acute trusts. Overall, proportion procedures …