Day case surgery (DCS) is increasingly practiced all over the world but with a lag between
the developed and developing continents. While it has witnessed a boom in the continents …

Background: Case cancellation can be very distressing not only to the patient and relatives
but also to health care professionals. Objectives: This study aims at detecting the causes of …

Patient care in Nigeria is mostly government funded, from primary to tertiary levels, with little
contribution from private sector and non-governmental organizations. Healthcare provision …

Objective: To investigate patients' perceptions of day surgery, specifically their convenience;
social, functional and economic values; risk perceptions; and patient satisfaction. Design …

Background: Nowadays, the practice of day case surgery (DCS) is an attractive and
appealing one with widespread acceptability because of numerous benefits. Aim: This study …

Day Case Urology in a Dedicated Day Case Surgery Unit in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Page 1 24 AMBULA T OR Y SURGER Y 15.2 JULY 2009 Introduction Day case surgery is …

Background: Expectedly, daycase surgery (DCS) is today witnessing a boom in developing
countries as a reasonable option in the face of global economic recession, although with …

Introduction: The objective of the study was to report the extent of urological surgeries
performed as day cases in a major tertiary hospital in Ibadan and document the outcome …

Background: There has been a gradual increase in the number of patients treated as a day
case surgery in our center. This study has been conducted to audit pediatric day case …

Introduction: Plus qu'un défi ou un enjeu, la chirurgie ambulatoire, constitue pour les pays
en voies de développement une opportunité d'accroître l'accès aux soins. Elle est un …