title: [Ambulatory surgery. Experience at a pediatric surgery department].
abstract: In October 1987 we opened an Outpatient Surgical Unit, since January 1988 to December 1993 we have treated 8232 patients with an mean age (range of 2 weeks to 17 years). All the patients were given general anesthesia, loco-regional anesthetics or deep sedation. 33.5 percent of the total number of patients operated in our hospital were treated in this Unit, being 41.4 percent if related to programmed surgery. Only 2.5 percent of them were admitted in the inpatient area with no significant complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Encinas
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Benavent
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vilariño
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez Frile
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Berchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018579:Patient Selection; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Cirugía de corta estancia. Experiencia de un servicio de cirugía pediátrica.