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SUBMITTER: Athwal R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395828 | biostudies-other | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Athwal Ruvinder R Dakka Mahmood M Appleton Donna D Harries Simon S Clarke Dayalan D Jones Lucie L
Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) 20150201 1
<h4>Background</h4>This study assessed the views of patients undergoing breast surgery for breast cancer with a planned overnight stay, asking whether they would be happy to be discharged home on the same day of surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>A structured questionnaire sent out in the 6 weeks following surgery was used to ascertain the patients' views.<h4>Results</h4>The majority of patients undergoing mastectomy and axillary node clearance preferred an overnight stay, primarily for psychological reaso ...[more]