title: [Surgical patients hospital home care program: two years evaluation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the results after two years of the implementation of surgical patients' hospital home care program in Consort. Hospitalari de Vic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal study conducted between January 2011 and December 2012 on patients enrolled in hospital home care program patients. Sociodemographic, clinical, financial, management and patients experience variables were analysed. Data were obtained from hospital home care program records and Hospital Information Systems in addition to telephone surveys. We performed a univariate descriptive analysis using the statistical package SPSS Statistics 19. RESULTS. 691 patients were assessed, and 80.75% were included in hospital home care program. The average hospital length of stay was 5.01 days, with a 3.05% of readmission rate. A higher number of male patients were treated; patients under general surgery, orthopaedics and urology specialties were the more prevalence in the program. 82% of patients were assigned to the care plan "surgical patient", and the most recorded potential complications were pain (539) and infection (436). The mean overall satisfaction score with care was 8.67 +/- 1.37 out of 10.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results objectively reflect the impact of hospital home care program in our context. Moreover, it highlights the importance of the advanced nursing role.
authors.forename: Sílvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carbonell-Palau
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masferrer-Giralt
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Padilla
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piella-Rifà
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bisquert-Illa
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puigoriol-Gimeno
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chirveches-Pérez
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guiteras-Mauri
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oriol-Ruscalleda
authors.forename: Rosa Ma
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vivet-Ferrer
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sala-Cascante
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roca-Closa
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subirana-Casacuberta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors