title: [Medical aspects of the squint operation as day surgery - a contribution to quality control].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The strained situation in the financing of our health system makes it necessary that we reassess therapeutic procedures and their management. Since the squinting operation is mainly performed in the form of day surgery in the English-language area, we followed this example and treated 112 patients in this way. Afterwards we examined their acceptance in cooperation with the Department for Interdisciplinary Quality Management.
  
  
  METHODS
  112 patients in whom a squinting operation had been performed in the form of day surgery, received a comprehensive questionnaire with 24 questions, which had been compiled together with the Institute for Psychology, the Institut for Social Medicine and the University Clinic for anaesthesiology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a very high acceptance and a positive feedback so that for 3 years now we reserve one day per week for squinting operations in the form of day surgical performance.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik der Medizinischen Universität Graz, Graz, Austria. andrea.langmann@uni-graz.at
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000191:economics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D013285:Strabismus / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics*