%0 Journal Article
%T Short-Stay Surgery: Impact of Opening a New Unit in a Tertiary Urban Hospital
%A Albert Salazar
%A Carme Bello
%A Rosa Mu£żoz
%A Ferran Caballero
%A Carme Rullo
%A Carme Zaldivar
%A Xavier Martin
%A Margarita Esteve
%A Gemma Craywinckel
%J International Journal of Clinical Medicine
%P 723-725
%@ 2158-2882
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijcm.2016.711078
%X <strong>Objective:</strong> The number of procedures considered suitable for short-stay surgery has experienced a remarkable increase. The objective of the study was to determine whether a new short-stay surgical unit (SSSU) was an effective alternative to conventional Hospital Units (HU) for selected elective and urgent surgical conditions. <strong>Methods:</strong> A comparative analysis (Mann-Whitney test) was used to identify differences between patients admitted to HU (n = 2873) and those admitted to the SSSU (n = 544) during the following months (January 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014, and January 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015, respectively). <strong>Results:</strong> Statistically significant differences were found in terms of mean length of stay (HU: 4.8 days versus SSSU: 2.2 days; <i>P</i> &lt; 0.0001), and a number of associated conditions (HU: 1.37 versus SSSU: 1.09; <i>P</i> = 0.02). There were no statistically significant differences regarding age and sex. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> We conclude that selected surgical patients with elective or acute conditions can be effectively treated in the SSSU.
%K Surgery
%K Short-Stay
%K Hospital
%K Management
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=71710