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TABLE 68 contd Summary of adult patient-based outcomes studies<br />

© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2002. All rights reserved.<br />

<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30<br />

Study Investigations Outcome Results Conclusions and Reviewers’ comments<br />

and subjects measures grade of evidence<br />

Harju, 1991, 180<br />

Examination of Postal survey; Be<strong>for</strong>e treatment: <strong>Day</strong> surgery has had Grade IV<br />

Finland patient type of questions patient satisfaction 74%, a positive effect on<br />

satisfaction with asked unclear indifferent 4%, negative surgical patient Survey<br />

Postal survey hospital services 6%, 16% did not answer satisfaction; an<br />

among patients question. Satisfaction important improvement Availability of surgery<br />

treated in improved among those was increased surgical influenced patient<br />

day surgery patients who had negative/ availability satisfaction; preferred<br />

indifferent or no opinion waiting time 8–10 weeks.<br />

at all be<strong>for</strong>e treatment Unclear; 3 months prior<br />

to surgery, but must have<br />

surveyed patients after<br />

operation<br />

Hawksworth, Pilot study: Willingness No definite difference Pilot study.Authors felt Grade IV<br />

1996, 21 UK (18 anaes- to pay could be shown in that it would be feasible<br />

thetists, willingness-to-pay to do a similar study Pilot study only<br />

Descriptive 9 ODAs; valuations of the benefits on day-surgery patients.<br />

study 8 recovery described, except in those Three ethics Willingness-to-pay values<br />

nurses) participants who had not committees rejected are arbitrary<br />

had a general anaesthetic. the study on the<br />

Anaesthetists and ODAs grounds that the<br />

placed a higher value on willingness-to-pay<br />

effective anti-emesis, while technique was too<br />

recovery nurses did not sensitive politically<br />

Hunter et al., Incidence of Self-administered Enflurane: increase in Minor morbidity after Grade IV<br />

1998, 181 UK problems such questionnaire nausea and vomiting day surgery is common;<br />

as pain, head- and pain (p < 0.01). 40% developed pain Descriptive survey, showing<br />

Descriptive ache, nausea and Droperidol: increase after discharge, which scope <strong>for</strong> improvement in<br />

study or vomiting. in pain (p < 0.05) reflects the short-acting area of anti-emesis and<br />

Effectiveness of nature of opioid postoperative analgesia<br />

self-medication 52.3% experienced analgesics. Scope <strong>for</strong><br />

in day patients symptoms relating to the improvement in area<br />

24 h after operation; 33.3% self- of anti-emesis and<br />

anaesthesia administered simple postoperative analgesia<br />

(553/635 analgesics; 80.9% felt this<br />

patients (87%)) was adequate; 5.6% who<br />

were concerned following<br />

day surgery sought GP<br />

advice; 2.2% visited their<br />

GP. 47% of respondents<br />

judged their immediate<br />

postoperative care to be<br />

worse than expected, 8%<br />

judged it to be better<br />

continued<br />

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