Table 4 Interventions for which feasibility as day care is less supported by literature (Swiss proportions)
From: A methodology to estimate the potential to move inpatient to one day surgery
Type | Inpatient surgery eligible for day care N = 26 250 | Day care surgery in Canton Vaud (2001)§ N = 11 889 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | Cumulated % | % |
25- Percutaneous operations on coronary vessels | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.4‡ |
26- Minor operations on foot (mainly for hallux valgus) | 1.6 | 5.1 | 0.9‡ |
27- Percutaneous endovascular ablation of a heart lesion | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.2‡ |
28- Insertion or replacement of a pacemaker | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.5‡ |
29- Arterio venous shunt for dialysis | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.1‡ |
30- Endoscopic surgery on biliary ducts | 0.1 | 7.3 | 0.4‡ |
Total | 7.3 | Â | 2.5 |