title: [The diagnostic activity within the compass of a day hospital surgical unit: a proposed organizational model].
abstract: The authors report their own experience about the activity in a surgical day hospital. Day surgery should play a main role; nevertheless, some resources could be used in a diagnostic activity, to improve the turn-over of patients and minimize the time of charge in the surgical units.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Mediche Applicate, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Piermattei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girolami
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lavalle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vietri
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012384:Rome; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*