Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1987 · 18 citations · 5 references
MedicineHealth Services AdministrationSurgeryGeneral SurgeryHealthcare AdministrationHospital AdministrationHospital Operations ManagementHospital Resource UtilizationInpatient CareLength Of Stay ManagementResource UtilizationSurgical Resource UtilizationDay Surgery Unit DesignDay Surgery UtilizationExpansionOperating Room OrganizationOperating Room StaffingSurgical Delay AnalysisSurgical Delay ReductionSurgical Services Organization
The effect of a surgical day unit (SDU) on the waiting lists of a busy district general hospital is reported over a 4-year period. During this time, 18 (15%) of the general surgical beds were closed for financial reasons. A real saving rather than an apparent one is reported due to the work expansion in the SDU.
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DAY-CASE SURGERY FOR HERNIAS AND HÆMORRHOIDS
Ian Russell, Mary Fell, Hugh Devlin et al. · The Lancet · 1977 · 124 citations
Outpatient operations. I. The surgeon's view.
J. A. Williams · BMJ · 1969 · 28 citations · Full text
A simplified system for surgical operations: The economics of treating hernia.
A Velez-Gil, David Wilson, Pelaez Rn · PubMed · 1975 · 10 citations
Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +11