Day surgery for older people (70+): Selection versus outcome effects

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-149

  McCallum, John ^a   Nakamura, Tamo ^a   Bye, Rosalind ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Day surgery; Day only patients

Indexed keywords

AFTERDISCHARGE; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0034129438     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(00)00055-X     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Roberts L., Warden J. Suggested international terminology and definitions. Ambul. Surg. 6:1998;3.
2. Guidelines for Day Case Surgery. 1992;The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.
3. De Lathouwer C., Poullier J.P. Ambulatory surgery in 1994-1995: the state of the art in 29 OECD countries. Ambul. Surg. 6:1998;43-55.
4. What a Difference a Day Can Make: Same Day Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures Policy. 1999;NSW Health Department, Gladesville.
5. Australian Hospital Statistics 1996-97. 1998;Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.
6. Korttila K. Recovery from outpatient anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 50:1995;22-28.
7. Marshall S.I., Chung F. Discharge following ambulatory surgery. Ambul. Surg. 5:1997;3-8.
8. Lancaster K.A. Patient teaching in ambulatory surgery. Nurs. Clin. North Am. 32:1997;417-427.
9. Marley R.A., Moline B.M. Patient discharge from the ambulatory setting. J. Post Anesth. Nurs. 11:1996;39-49.
10. Cahill H. Jackson I. Day Surgery: Principles and Nursing Practice. 1997;Bailliere Tindall, London.
11. Weindler J., Mohamed G., Lieblang S., Ruprecht K.W. Perioperative cognitive and physiological function after oral premedication with 3.75 mg midazolam. Anaesthesist. 45:1996;826-833.
12. Weindler J., Lieblang S., Mohamed G., Hille K., Ruprecht K.W. Perioperative cognitive and physiological functions after oral premedication with 3.75 mg midazolam. Ophthalomologe. 93:1996;59-67.
13. Twersky R.S. Highlights from the 1996 American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Panel on Admission and Discharge Criteria: "Why you can't get in ... why you can't go home!" Ambul. Surg. 5:1997;29-36.
14. Fan Y.-P., Boldy D., Bowen D. Comparing patient satisfaction, outcomes and costs between cataract day surgery and inpatient surgery for elderly people. Aust. Health Rev. 20:1997;27-39.
15. Jackson M.F. Elder care: implications of surgery in very elderly patients. AORN J. 50:1989;859-869.
16. Twersky R.S. Ambulatory surgery update. Can. J. Anaesth. 45:1998;R76-R90.
17. Day Surgery: Making it Happen. 1991;HMSO, London.
18. A Shortcut to Better Services: Day Surgery in England and Wales. 1990;HMSO, London.
19. All in a Day's Work: An Audit of Day Surgery in England and Wales. 1992;HMSO, London.
20. Home but not Alone: Report on the Home and Community Care Program. 1994;House of Representatives Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Canberra.
21. Millar J.M. Selection and investigation of adult day cases. Millar J.M., Rudkin G.E., Hitchcock M. Practical Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Day Surgery. 1997;5-18 BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd, Oxford.
22. Twersky R., Fishman D., Homel P. What happens after discharge? Return hospital visits after ambulatory surgery. Anesth. Analg. 84:1997;319-324.
23. Gold B.S., Kitz D.S., Lecky J.H., Neuhaus J.M. Unanticipated admission to the hospital following ambulatory surgery. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 262:1989;3008-3010.
24. Meridy H.W. Criteria for selection of ambulatory surgical patients and guidelines for anesthetic management: a retrospective study of 1553 cases. Anesth. Analg. 61:1982;921-926.
25. Paix A., Rudkin G.E., Osborne G.A. Ambulatory surgery complications and patient fitness. Ambul. Surg. 2:1994;166-170.
26. Lewis Q., Bryson J. Does day case surgery generate extra workload for primary and community health service staff? Ann. R. Coll. Surg. Engl. 80:1998;200-202.
27. McCallum J., Simons L., Simons J., Sadler P., Owen A., Wilson J. Patterns and costs of post-acute care: a longitudinal study of people 60+ in Dubbo NSW. Aust. J. Public Health. 20:1996;19-26.
28. Twersky R., Fishman D., Homel P., Berger B.L. What happens after discharge? Anesthesiology. 83:1995;A45.
29. Warner M.A., Shields S.E., Chute C.G. Major morbidity and mortality within 1 month of ambulatory surgery and anesthesia. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 270:1993;1437-1441.
30. Philip B.K. Patients' assessment of ambulatory anesthesia and surgery. J. Clin. Anesth. 4:1992;355-358.
31. Swan B.A., Maislin G., Traber K.B. Symptom distress and functional status changes during the first seven days after ambulatory surgery. Anesth. Analg. 86:1998;739-745.
32. Rudkin G.E. Balancing cost and quality in day surgery. Millar J.K., Rudkin G.E., Hitchcock M. Practical Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Day Surgery. 1997;227-235 BIOS Scientific Publishers, Oxford.
33. Australian Bureau of Statistics. CLIB 96 1996 Census of population and housing. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1997. ABS Catalogue No. 2024.0.30.001.
34. Gregory's Publishing Company. 1998 Gregory's MAXI Street Directory. 10th ed. Macquarie Park, NSW: Gregory's Publishing Company; 1998.
35. NSW Health Department. The NSW Health Web site (http://www.health.nsw.gov.au). Place Published: NSW Health Department, 1999.
36. McHorney C.A. Measuring and monitoring general health status in elderly persons: practical and methodological issues in using the SF-36 health survey. Gerontologist. 36:1996;571-583.
37. McCallum J. The SF-36 in an Australian sample: validating a new generic health status measure. Aust. J. Public Health. 19:1995;160-166.
38. McCallum J. The SF-36 physical and mental health summary scales: Australian validation. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Measurement Proceedings; 1995;75-80.
39. Stevenson C. SF-36: interim norms for Australian data. 1996;Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.
40. Hayes V., Morris J., Wolfe C., Morgan M. The SF-36 health survey questionnaire: is it suitable for use with older adults? Age Ageing. 24:1995;120-125.
41. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1995 National Health Survey SF-36 population norms Australia. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1997. ABS Catalogue No. 4399.0.
42. Ware J.E., Sherbourne C.D. The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Med. Care. 30:1992;473-483.
43. Audit Commission. Measuring Quality: The Patient's View of Day Surgery. London: HMSO, 1991. Number 3.
44. Shadbolt B., McCallum J., Singh M. Health outcomes by self-report: validity of the SF-36 among Australian hospital patients. Qual. Life Res. 6:1997;343-352.
45. Jenkinson C, Lawrence K, McWhinnie D, Gordon J. Sensitivity to change of health status measures in a randomized controlled trial: Comparison of the COOP charts and the SF-36. Quality of Life Research. 4:1995;47-52.
46. Moran S., Kent G. Quality indicators for patient information in short-stay units. Nurs. Times. 91:1995;36-40.