title: Outpatient orthopedic surgery: a retrospective study of 1996 patients.
abstract: Outpatient surgical procedures performed at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval on 1996 patients (1091 men, 905 women) were studied retrospectively. Lower-limb surgery accounted for 66.5% of the procedures. The mean age of the 1996 patients was 40.7 years. General anesthesia was used in 91.5% of the cases. After surgery, the patients were discharged according to the criteria described by Wetchler and Kortilla. The unanticipated hospital admission rate was 6.3% and the complication rate was 1.3% with no life-threatening conditions. Proper selection and preparation of the patient and strict criteria for safe discharge after day surgery are mandatory for the patient's safety and satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinnard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lirette
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery