Patient satisfaction following day surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-205

  Lemos, Paulo ^a   Pinto, Ana ^a   Morais, Gustavo ^a   Pereira, José ^a   Loureiro, Rui ^a   Teixeira, Sofia ^a   Nunes, Catarina S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Anesthesia; Day surgery; Health care: quality indicators; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 65649104127     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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