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 |