title: [Ambulatory surgery in the Netherlands].
abstract: Day care treatment is encouraged in the Netherlands on the one hand by the government and on the other hand by the request of the patients. There is a continuous shift from clinical to day care cases and through diversification, f.i. 24-hour admittance and short stay, one will be able to further reduce the number of expensive long stay hospital beds.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Maastricht, Niederlande.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kootstra
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands