[Anesthesia for single-day orthopedic surgery].
During the period 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989, a total of 1,004 patients were submitted to outpatient single-day surgery in Aalborg Hospital. As fas as possible, the patients were anaesthetized with propofol (Diprivan)/alfentanil (Rapifen) and oxygen and atmospheric air. This form of anaesthesia was found to be rapid and suitable for single-day surgery. 8.1% of the patients required admission for further observation, 2.3% of these on account of anaesthesiological complications. It is concluded that, by means of meticulous planning, it is possible to carry out ambulant anaesthesia and surgery and, employing limited staff resources, it has proved possible to reduce the waiting time for outpatient intervention to 10-12 weeks.
Olesen
A S
AS
Anaestesiologisk/intensiv afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus Syd.
Bredahl
C
C
Hansen
B D
BD
Grabe
N
N
Ovesen
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015760:Alfentanil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage
D015760:Alfentanil; D015742:Propofol