title: Preoperative preparation for day surgery.
abstract: Day surgery is expanding in the UK. It offers benefits for both the patient and the NHS. If this initial momentum is to be maintained it is vital that patients are carefully selected and prepared for day case procedures. Failure to do so will result in falling standards and loss of support from both clinicians and patients.
authors.affiliation: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ogg
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003663:Decision Trees; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires