title: Comparison of the patients' satisfaction after inpatient and outpatient operations for haemorrhoidal disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the patients' satisfaction between outpatient and inpatient haemorrhoidectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, from January to July 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 208 patients were involved in this cross-sectional study. All patients were examined by their specialists and after definite diagnosis of haemorrhoid, they were randomly allocated to two groups: outpatient and inpatient. Data for this study was collected by a satisfaction questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no statistical significant difference between the two groups' satisfaction. Both groups were quite satisfied. Also, there was no statistical significance regarding the variable of time of visit. In addition, there was no association between the patients' satisfaction and with, occupation, and level of education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results of the study, minor operations such as haemorrhoidectomy are better to be done in clinics since they do not differ from the operating room regarding the patients' satisfaction.
authors: School of Management and Information Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. keshtkaa@sums.ac.ir
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Keshtkaran
authors: Seyyed Vahid
authors: SV
authors: Hosseini
authors: Leila
authors: L
authors: Mohammadinia
authors: Zahra
authors: Z
authors: Sajjadnia
authors: Abbas
authors: A
authors: Rezaianzadeh
authors: Ali Mohammad
authors: AM
authors: Bananzadeh
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D061865:Hemorrhoidectomy; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome