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Patients' perspective on day case breast surgery.


ABSTRACT: 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.A structured questionnaire sent out in the 6 weeks following surgery was used to ascertain the patients' views.The majority of patients undergoing mastectomy and axillary node clearance preferred an overnight stay, primarily for psychological reasons.Patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery were more prepared to go home on the day of surgery.

SUBMITTER: Athwal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395828 | biostudies-other | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Patients' perspective on day case breast surgery.

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]

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