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Table 1 PICO inclusion criteria

From: Minimum volume standards in day surgery: a systematic review

Population

Patients suitable for day surgery, for example:

β according to anesthesia risk classes (ÖGARI),

β according to the type of anesthetic options (local, mask),

β according to ASA classification or general illness/condition.

The appropriate patients are identified in the literature analysis

for the specific interventions/indications found.

Key words: day surgery, same day surgery, ambulatory surgery, outpatient surgery, day-care hospital, day only, zero-day hospital stays

Intervention

Identified surgical interventions from the international literature in the day surgery setting that implement minimum volume standards.

Control

The same or comparable surgical interventions in the day surgery setting without minimum volume standards implemented.

Outcomes

Depending on the identified indications/interventions, general health-relevant results such as morbidity, mortality, functional outcomes such as functionality in everyday life or at the workplace, quality of life or satisfaction are taken into account. In addition, results are specifically considered for outpatient interventions such as frequency of hospital infections and venous thrombosis embolisms, etc.

Setting

Day surgery/outpatient care/day clinic/zero-day stays/same-day surgery

Study design

No limitation

Publication period

2000–2019

Language

English/German