title: Day case surgery: a modern view.
abstract: For several decades day surgery clinicians have championed the invaluable contribution that can be made to the provision of elective surgical care. It is now acknowledged as high impact change number one: treat day surgery rather than inpatient surgery as the norm for elective surgery. However, the potential is much greater and ambulatory practice will be the vanguard for modernizing the delivery of all surgical services of the future. It has been described as crucial to the future of health care.
authors.affiliation: Cheshire and Merseyside Health Authority.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Brigid
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods