One-stop surgery: Evolving approach to pediatric outpatient surgery

Single hospital visit day case laparoscopic hernia repair without prior outpatient consultation is safe and acceptable to patients

“…We highlight patients were not excluded due to co-morbidity, age or obesity and this is the first series containing multiple hernia types. One-stop series of open [10] and TEP inguinal hernia repairs [11,12], laparoscopic cholecystectomies [13] and paediatric surgery [14,15] have previously been reported confirming proof of principle. In contrast to these reports, our patients were seen and examined within the day surgery unit alone and had no contact with any preassessment service.…”

A pilot study for one-stop endoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

“…Although sparse, studies on one-stop procedures for diagnosis, treatment, or both show that they are safe, reduce waiting time, decrease costs, and meet with excellent patient satisfaction [10][11][12][13]18].…”

“…This method would reduce the number of hospital visits for patients while improving hospital efficiency and optimizing time management. Therefore, this method of hernia surgery may optimize patient convenience and increase cost efficiency [10][11][12][13].…”

Étude comparative de la faisabilité et des limites de la chirurgie ambulatoire chez le nourrisson et chez l'enfant de plus d'un an

“…C'est souligner l'inté-rêt d'un délai relativement long entre la consultation d'anesthésie et le jour de l'hospitalisation, et la nécessité dans tous les cas de réexaminer l'enfant le matin de l'intervention afin de déceler les éventuelles contre-indications apparues dans l'intervalle. Le principe de « One Stop Surgery » (OSS) [19], qui consiste à regrouper évaluation préopératoire et intervention dans le même temps, bien qu'envisageable en pédiatrie [20], ne nous paraît pas souhaitable pour les nourrissons.…”