Table 3 Interventions for which feasibility as day care is well supported by literature (Swiss proportions)
From: A methodology to estimate the potential to move inpatient to one day surgery
Type | Inpatient surgery eligible for day care N = 26 250 | Day care surgery in Canton Vaud (2001) * N = 11 889 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | Cumulated % | % |
1. Cataract surgery | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.8 |
2. Arthroscopic surgery on knee | 12.9 | 32.1 | 3.5†|
3. Dilatation and curettage of uterus | 10.9 | 43.0 | 13.3 |
4. Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy | 6.5 | 49.5 | 4.3 |
5. Hernia repair (inguinal or femoral) | 5.9 | 55.5 | 1.5 |
6. Ligation or stripping of varicous limb veins | 5.8 | 61.2 | 0.3 |
7. Removal of orthopedic material | 4.9 | 66.1 | 4.7 |
8. Minor operations on skin, debridement, graft without flap | 3.1 | 69.2 | 5.2 |
9. Other operations on eye structures (mainly squint and glaucoma) | 2.8 | 72.0 | 3.8 |
10. Nasal plasty or mucous resection | 2.7 | 74.8 | 2.5 |
11. Other hysteroscopic surgery | 1.9 | 76.7 | 1.8 |
12. Operation on hemorrhoids | 1.9 | 78.6 | 0.2‡ |
13. Excision of a breast lump | 1.7 | 80.3 | Not available§ |
14. Minor surgery on hand (except material removal and carpal release) | 1.6 | 82.0 | 1.9 |
15. Adenoidectomy (without tonsillectomy) | 1.4 | 83.4 | 6.7 |
16. Orchidopexy-varicocele-hydrocele and deferens surgery (without testicular resection) | 1.4 | 84.8 | 1.2 |
17. Endoscopic surgery on bladder and urethra | 1.0 | 85.7 | 0.7‡ |
18. Circumcision | 0.7 | 86.4 | 6.1 |
19. Endoscopic removal of lesion on gastrointestinal tract (except anus procedures) | 0.6 | 87.0 | 1.0 |
20. Operation on middle ear (myringotomy and stapedectomy) | 0.6 | 87.5 | 1.1 |
21. Endoscopic tubal sterilization | 0.4 | 87.9 | 0.5‡ |
22. Implantable vascular device | 0.3 | 88.2 | 1.2 |
23. Minor interventions on teeth, mouth or salivary gland | 0.2 | 88.3 | 0.3‡ |
24. Carpal tunnel decompression | 0.0 | 88.4 | 3.3 |
Total | 88.4 | Â | 85.0. |