Adopting Ambulatory Breast Cancer Surgery as the Standard of Care in an Asian Population

Autor:	Yvonne Ying Ru Ng, Patrick Mun Yew Chan, Juliana Jia Chuan Chen, Melanie Dee Wern Seah, Christine Teo, Ern Yu Tan
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
Zdroj:	International Journal of Breast Cancer, Vol 2014 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-3170 2090-3189
DOI:	10.1155/2014/672743
Popis:	Introduction. Ambulatory surgery is not commonly practiced in Asia. A 23-hour ambulatory (AS23) service was implemented at our institute in March 2004 to allow more surgeries to be performed as ambulatory procedures. In this study, we reviewed the impact of the AS23 service on breast cancer surgeries and reviewed surgical outcomes, including postoperative complications, length of stay, and 30-day readmission. Methods. Retrospective review was performed of 1742 patients who underwent definitive breast cancer surgery from 1 March 2004 to 31 December 2010. Results. By 2010, more than 70% of surgeries were being performed as ambulatory procedures. Younger women (P
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