Day surgery has been developed in China for over 30 years. However, the admission decisions for day surgery patients are still mainly based on expert experience, brainstorming, and institutional recommendation, and lack scientific admission criteria and universality. West China Hospital of Sichuan University has implemented methods such as semi-supervised learning based on heterogeneous data, to construct a more objective and accurate patient admission model based on large amounts of diagnosis and treatment data. This initiative aims to assist the country and hospital in reducing medical costs and alleviating the acute problem of the current contradiction between supply and demand of medical resources. It also seeks to optimize the utilization and allocation of bed resources, reduce the cost of patient management, enhance the theoretical research on patient admission methods in day surgery in China, and provide reference and inspiration for other hospitals in the day surgery industry in China.
ObjectiveTo compare the intraoperative, postoperative indicators and economic costs of varicose veins patients between day surgery and inpatient surgery, and to explore the safety and benefit of large-scale varicose veins day surgery in China.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted to collect varicose veins patients in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2016 to January 2019. Patients were divided into the day surgery group and the inpatient surgery group, and the subjects were matched by the propensity score matching (PSM) method according to the basic characteristic data. Intraoperative and postoperative indicators and economic costs were compared between the two groups.ResultsA total of 1 806 varicose vein patients were enrolled in the study, and 502 patients were enrolled in each of the two groups after PSM matching. After matching, there were no statistically significant differences in gender, age, nationality, marriage status, working status, residence, number of operative legs, medical insurance type, grade of American Society of Anesthesiologists, and complications (including hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and respiratory system diseases) between the two groups (P>0.05), which were comparable and the differences were not statistically significant. Compared with the inpatient surgery group, the day surgery group had shorter hospital stay, less intraoperative infusion volume, lower total cost, bed cost, nursing cost, drug cost, examination cost, medical insurance, and out-of-pocket (P<0.05). ConclusionThe varicose veins day surgery is not only safe and effective, but also can reduce the medication insurance payment.
Objective To analyze the current status of day surgery in West China Hospital of Sichuan University and compare it with the Recommended Catalogue of Day Surgery (2022 Edition), in order to provide reference for the update and expansion of day surgery procedures in hospitals. Methods The day surgical procedures carried out in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from October 2009 to July 2023 were collected. The day surgical procedures were classified based on surgical specialties, types of procedures, methods of operation, and surgical grading, etc. The day surgical procedures in West China Hospital of Sichuan University were compared with those in the Recommended Catalogue of Day Surgery (2022 Edition). Results A total of 576 types of daytime surgeries were carried out in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, involving 15 specialties. A total of 662 types of day surgeries were recommend in the nationally recommended catalogue for daytime surgery, involving 11 specialties. Among the nationally recommended surgical procedures, West China Hospital of Sichuan University had carried out 233 types of surgical procedures, and 26 additional types of surgical procedures were carried out as outpatient surgeries. According to the classification of surgical difficulty, the Level Ⅱ and Ⅲ surgeries were mainly carried out in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and the Level Ⅱ surgeries were mainly recommend in the nationally recommended catalogue for day surgery. Conclusions The high-quality development of day surgery in China should not be limited to the supplement of surgical procedures. It is necessary to strive to increase the proportion of minimally invasive and fourth-level surgeries while ensuring medical quality and safety, and improve the overall medical level of day surgery.
Objective To investigate the risk factors for delayed discharge following same-day choledochoscopic lithotomy for residual stones after biliary tract surgery. Methods The clinical data of 607 patients with residual stone after biliary tract surgery admitted to the Day Surgery Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University between July 2019 and July 2022 were retrospectively collected. According to whether the patients were discharged on the same day, they were divided into same-day discharge group and delayed discharge group. The differences in gender, age, first surgical procedure (surgical method, hepatectomy or not, intraoperative choledochoscopy or not), choledochoscopic lithotomy (first choledochoscopy or not, lithotomy method, number of stones and site of stones), operation duration, hospital stay, hospital cost, and postoperative complications (fever, poor drainage, and T tube dislodgement) between the two groups were compared and analyzed. Multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors for delayed discharge following same-day choledochoscopic lithotomy. Results All patients were admitted and discharged within 24 h, among them, 557 cases (91.8%) were discharged on the same day and 50 cases (8.2%) were discharged the next day. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that choledochoscopy for the first time [odds ratio (OR)=2.359, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.303, 4.273), P=0.005], lithotomy after electrohydraulic lithotripsy [OR=1.857, 95%CI (1.013, 3.402), P=0.045], and multiple stones (number of stones ≥2) [OR=2.741, 95%CI (1.194, 6.288), P=0.017] were independent risk factors for delayed discharge. Conclusion The operation of same-day choledochoscopic lithotomy is mature, and choledochoscopy for the first time, lithotomy after electrohydraulic lithotripsy, and multiple stones (number of stones ≥2) are independent risk factors for delayed discharge.
Objective To quantify the potential medical preference of rural day surgery patients, and provide a policy basis for further promoting the development of day surgery in county-level hospitals. Methods Based on the discrete choice experimental design questionnaire, all rural inpatients undergoing day surgery in three departments of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University between September and October 2022 were selected as survey subjects, and one-to-one structured questionnaire interviews were conducted. The Mixed Logit model was used to analyze the preference size, marginal willingness to pay and average marginal effect of patients on five medical attributes and levels. Results A total of 223 copies of questionnaire were issued, and 223 valid ones were collected, with an effective recovery rate of 100%. The five medical attributes were statistically significant in the impact on the medical preference of rural day surgery patients (P<0.001), and the patient’s preference was most affected by the physician category attribute (β=1.776, P<0.001). When the medical services from experts were unavailable, patients hoped to get 4862.51 yuan in compensation; when the patients received medical services from county-level hospitals instead of higher level hospitals, patients hoped to get 3154.60 yuan in compensation; when the availability of medical equipment and drugs was low, patients hoped to get 1447.72 yuan in compensation; patients were willing to spend 1197.29 yuan more to reduce the time spent from home to hospital. When the completeness of hospital medical equipment changed from “low” to “high”, patients’ preference increased by 52.89%. Conclusion Focusing on the cultivation of health personnel and the availability of medical equipment and drugs in county-level hospitals has a positive effect on improving the development of day surgery in county-level hospitals.
Some complex surgical procedures allow for day surgery benefited from the advancement of the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Shanghai Chest Hospital has set up thoracic day surgery ward incorporating some lung tumor surgeries into day surgery. Through process innovation, model innovation and management innovation, relying on the full-process closed-loop day surgery management system, the day surgery ward runs efficiently. It can help effectively alleviate the difficulty of admission and operation, and improve hospital operation efficiency as well as reduce the economic burden of disease. At the same time, we hope to explore an innovative development path for the possibility of day surgery in complex thoracic surgery, and create a new mode of day surgery that can be replicated and promoted.
Objective To explore the nursing effect of using Neiguan acupoint massage combined with chewing gum in patients undergoing day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods A prospective study was conducted on patients who underwent day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy in West China Hospital of Sichuan University between March 2023 and March 2024. The patients were randomly divided into the control group and the intervention group according to a random number table. The control group received routine care, while the intervention group received chewing gum and Neiguan acupoint massage intervention at the P6 acupoint in addition to routine care. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain scores, gastrointestinal function recovery time, medication use, and hospitalization related indicators were compared between the two groups of patients after surgery. Results A total of 298 patients were included. Among them, there were 163 cases in the control group and 135 cases in the intervention group. The incidence of PONV at 0.5 and 2 hours after surgery and the pain scores at 6, 12, and 24 hours after surgery in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The first bowel sounds recovery time, anal exhaust time, and eating time in the intervention group were shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05). Twenty-four hours after surgery, the usage rate of analgesic drugs (6.67% vs. 14.11%) and the usage rate of rescue antiemetic drugs (2.96% vs. 8.59%) in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the delayed discharge rate or total cost between the two groups (P>0.05). The nursing satisfaction of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group (99.26% vs. 93.25%, P<0.05). Conclusions After the combination of Neiguan acupoint massage and chewing gum intervention in patients undergoingin day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the PONV incidence and pain are significantly reduced, gastrointestinal functions recover faster, drug use rate is low, patient nursing satisfaction is high. This method can be promoted and applied.
The strategies of individualized enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) are particularly important in the anesthesia management of same-day surgery. This review focuses on the perioperative management of day surgeries following the experiences of Day Surgery Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and different surgeries’ guidelines of ERAS, including anesthesia evaluation, preoperative education and optimization, comorbidity management, airway management, choice of technologies and drugs during anesthesia, intraoperative monitor and anesthesia management, postoperative analgesia, postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention, and postoperative management, which is significant to ensure the discharge of the patient in time for same-day surgeries.
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility, safety, and clinical value of endoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy combined with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction performed as day surgery for breast cancer, aiming to provide a reference for major hospitals seeking to implement a day surgery model for breast cancer treatment. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 222 patients who underwent endoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy combined with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction for breast cancer at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from June 2021 to December 2022 were included, and were divided into a day surgery group and a conventional inpatient group based on their admission model. The operative indicators, Breast-Q scores, preoperative waiting time, length of hospital stay, hospitalization costs and complications of the two groups were analyzed. ResultsExcept for intraoperative bleeding (P=0.007), the difference between the two groups in comparison of the rest of the operative indicators was not statistically significant (all P>0.05); there was no significant difference between the two groups in preoperative and postoperative Breast-Q scores (all P>0.05); the preoperative waiting time and length of stay in hospital of the day surgery group were 4.0 (3.0, 11.0) and 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) days, respectively, which were significantly shorter than that of the conventional inpatient group; except for postoperative pain scores (P<0.001), there was no statistically significant difference in complications between the two groups (all P>0.05).ConclusionEndoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy combined with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction in day surgery is feasible and safe.Without increasing postoperative complications, it effectively reduces hospitalization costs and shortens medical care time, demonstrating significant clinical value.
Objective To explore the application effect of the clinical pathway for perianal day surgery based on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept. Methods The case data of patients who underwent perianal surgery in the Department of Anorectal Surgery of Gansu Provincial Hospital between January and October 2023 and patients who underwent perianal day surgery based on the ERAS clinical pathway in the Ambulatory Surgery & Chemotherapy Centre of Gansu Provincial Hospital were retrospectively collected. The patients in the Department of Anorectal Surgery were defined as the control group, while the patients in the Ambulatory Surgery & Chemotherapy Centre were defined as the pathway group. The differences in indicators such as hospitalization cost, average hospitalization time, preoperative hospitalization time, surgical time, intraoperative bleeding, patient satisfaction, and postoperative follow-up between the two groups of patients were analyzed. Results A total of 400 patients were included, with 200 in each group. The differences between the two groups in gender and age were not statistically significant (P>0.05), the Visual Analogue Scale of the pathway group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05), and the Kolcaba Comfort Scale score was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The hospitalization cost, average hospitalization time, preoperative hospitalization time, and surgical time of the pathway group were all lower than those of the control group (P<0.05), and there was no statistically significant difference in intraoperative bleeding between the two groups (P>0.05). The satisfaction rates of the pathway group and the control group were 90.5% and 86.0%, respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The follow-up results showed that perianal day surgery did not increase the discomfort of patients after discharge. Conclusions The clinical pathway for day surgery based on ERAS concept is more conducive to the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing day surgery, reducing medical costs, improving medical quality, and increasing patient satisfaction. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.