C. N. Criss1, J. Brown1, J. Gish1, S. K. Gadepalli1, R. B. Hirschl1 1C.S.Mott Children’s Hospital,Pediatric Surgery,Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Introduction
Same Day Surgery (SDS) as clinic programs allow common surgical procedures to be performed the same day as the initial clinic evaluation. Implementation of an SDS program may improve efficiency but patient satisfaction is unclear. We sought to assess the feasibility and overall patient satisfaction at our institution.
Methods
After IRB approval, pediatric patients presenting for SDS between 1/1/2014-12/31/2016 were carefully followed. Patient families who did and did not choose SDS were contacted to perform a telephone survey focusing on their overall satisfaction and to obtain feedback.
Results
Twenty-seven patients received SDS, with inguinal hernia repair (30%) and umbilical hernia repair (26%) being the most common. Of the sixteen (59%) patients that agreed to the telephone survey, all parents (16/16) agreed the instructions were easy to understand, 81% (13/16) indicated that it decreased overall stress/anxiety, 75 % (12/16) stated that SDS allowed for less time away from work, and 94% (15/16) agreed to pursue SDS again if offered. The most common negative feedback was an unspecified OR start-time (19%). There were no significant postoperative complications.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates the feasibility of performing both initial evaluation and surgical intervention on the same day for common pediatric procedures. Overall, patient families were satisfied with the program, reporting value from decreased anxiety and less time away from work.