title: Assessing day-case septorhinoplasty: prospective audit study using patient-based indices.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety, efficacy and acceptability to patients of day-case septorhinoplasty. Twenty-nine patients undergoing elective septorhinoplasty in a dedicated teaching hospital day-case unit were asked to complete day surgery questionnaires (DSQ) at six weeks post-operatively. Details of surgery performed, demographic data, readmission rates and complications were collected prospectively. No major complications were recorded. One patient had to be admitted for overnight observation following post-operative bleeding. The DSQ showed that the great majority of patients were satisfied from the day-case setting (satisfaction score 81). This preliminary study showed that day surgery septorhinoplasty was acceptable to the patient and was associated with a very low re-admission rate. We believe that in carefully selected young healthy patients it is an acceptable alternative to an in-patient procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK. cgeorgalas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Georgalas
authors.forename: Santdeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paun
authors.forename: Azida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zainal
authors.forename: Nimesh N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mochloulis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*