Abstract

MEDEROS CURBELO, Orestes Noel et al. Resultados de la cirugía mayor ambulatoria en el Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente "Comandante Manuel Fajardo. Rev Cubana cir [online]. 1999, vol.38, n.1, pp.41-45. ISSN 0034-7493.

The results of 521 patients served at the "Comandante Manuel Fajardo" Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital by the system of ambulatory major surgery from January, 1995, to August, 1997, were presented. Males prevailed with 59.5 %. Such surgery was more frequently performed among those aged 30-49. Most of the patients that were operated on had diagnoses of abdominal hernias and breast nodules. Surgical and anesthetic procedures were satisfactory with a few postoperative complications that were not inherent to them. The saving by days/bed was 82 820 Cuban pesos, which showed the need to increase this modality in our institution

Keywords : AMBULATORY SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY/ [economics].

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