Australian men's experiences of cystoscopic day surgery
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0966-6532(96)00126-6
ISSN1873-2097
Autores Tópico(s)Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
ResumoThe New South Wales health care system is experiencing considerable growth in the number of day surgery procedures and in all likelihood the complexity of these will increase. Urological procedures have led the way for a variety of reasons including the rapid growth in technological innovations in this field. An assessment of the effect of decreased contact with medical and nursing professionals, particularly in the postoperative recovery phase, and the experience of home recovery specially for the elderly and potentially less well population, is warranted. Semi-structured interviews were used to investigate the experience of cystoscopic day surgery and the recovery process of 21 men. In most cases no significant complications were recorded. Eight patients have had previous experience with cystoscopic day surgery, and expected the same uncomplicated recovery as they have had in the past. Generally patients felt that they were adequately prepared for their experience. However, some did not know who to contact or what to do in case of unexpected symptoms presenting postoperatively.
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