title: Home healthcare for patients receiving one-day mastectomy.
abstract: The pressure to cut costs has resulted in outpatient to 1-day hospital stays for women who have a modified radical mastectomy. This article discusses the need for early identification of patients who require home healthcare immediately after surgery to decrease complications and reduce postoperative anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association of Eastern Montgomery County, Abington Memorial Hospital, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jeffries
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment