Following up day case anaesthesia in general practice.
Day case patients may experience minor post-operative unwanted effects which may limit their activity for a day or two and patients should be warned of this. Disturbance in psychomotor function is potentially dangerous if the patient drives a car or operates machinery too soon, so patients need written instructions about this. Time to return to normal mainly depends on duration of anaesthesia rather than the anaesthetic drug used.
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans