Tumescent liposuction report performance measurement initiative: national survey results.

摘要: Background. This study was created by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute Quality Improvement to measure clinical performance and improvement opportunities physicians ambulatory health-care organizations. Data were collected prospectively between February 2001 August 2002. Thirty-nine centers participated, 688 patients who had tumescent liposuction surveyed followed 6 months. Objective. The objective determine patient satisfaction with examine current practice safety of in a representative cohort patients. Methods. prospective data from 2002 68 organizations registered this study. Ultimately 39 submitted useable cases performed totally local anesthesia, “tumescent technique.” Results. overall complication rate found 0.7% (5 702). There minor 0.57%. major 0.14% one requiring hospitalization. Seventy-five percent reported no discomfort during their procedures. Of 59% responded 6-month postoperative survey, 91% positive about decision have (rating 4 or 5 on scale 1–5) 84% high levels (4 procedure. Conclusions. Our findings are consistent others that is safe procedure low satisfaction.