Quality counts: auditing day-surgery services.
Clinical audit is a valuable tool in the drive towards quality. Day-case surgery is designed to keep children within their families. Parents of children having day-case surgery must be adequately informed and supported. A telephone call following day-case surgery appears to give parents effective support. Children experience few problems immediately following day-case surgery.
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Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust, Eaglestone.
D000293:Adolescent; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017749:Total Quality Management