Anaesthesia for day case surgery /

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Author / Creator:Jakobsson, Jan.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (x, 108 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:OAL, Oxford anaesthesia library
Oxford anaesthesia library.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11138861
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ISBN:9780191576003
019157600X
9780199577132
0199577137
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The use of ambulatory or 'day case' surgery has grown tremendously in Western countries in recent years at the expense of more traditional in-hospital surgical care. In the US, up to 70-80% of all surgical procedures are currently performed on an ambulatory basis. The adaptation of day case surgery still varies considerably between countries and even within countries in Europe. The transition from traditional in-hospital care to day case surgery or ambulatory procedure calls for vigilant planning of steps in preoperative care and a team effort to optimise all parts of patient care as well as ca.
Other form:Print version: Jakobsson, Jan. Anaesthesia for day case surgery. Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009 9780199577132