Short Stay Research Articles

Short Stay Surgery in Pediatric Urology

AbstractShort stay surgery represents an innovation in the delivery and cost of medical care. The short stay surgical unit at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan has provided urologic care for 311 children during the most recent 12 months of its operation. Eighteen patients (5.7 per cent) required postoperative hospitalization. No children have required rehospitalization after discharge from the short stay unit. Short stay surgery in pediatricurology has resulted in more economic and efficient use of hospital facilities and has decreased cost per procedure. Morbidity has not increased. Short stay surgery is well accepted by the child, parent and referring physician, and has notposed problems for the operating surgeons. Short stay urologic surgery is safe and applicable to many diagnostic and therapeutic urologie surgical procedures.

Conclusions are questioned in study of outcome after long, short stay.

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article ArticleNo AccessCONCLUSIONS ARE QUESTIONED IN STUDY OF OUTCOME AFTER LONG, SHORT STAYMarvin I. HerzMarvin I. HerzSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.27.3.200AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail "CONCLUSIONS ARE QUESTIONED IN STUDY OF OUTCOME AFTER LONG, SHORT STAY." Psychiatric Services, 27(3), pp. 200–201 Access content To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access. Personal login Institutional Login Sign in via OpenAthens Purchase Save for later Item saved, go to cart PPV Articles - Psychiatric Services $35.00 Add to cart PPV Articles - Psychiatric Services Checkout Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability. Not a subscriber? Subscribe Now / Learn More PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development. Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.). FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited byNone Volume 27Issue 3 March 1976Pages 200-201 Metrics PDF download History Published online 1 April 2006 Published in print 1 March 1976

A comprehensive emergency psychiatric service in a general hospital.

Rapid developments in general hospital outpatient psychiatry reflect increasing demands from the community for such setvices. Combining the outpatient caseload and Emergency Room psychiatric patients, nearly 2,500 patients per year were under care. To provide better care a new emergency intake service has been established, with a 72-hour limit of stay. This is a valuable therapeutic resource, and has made it possible to better study and treat selected acutely-ill patients. It is also a dynamic teaching setting. The establishment of this intensive-care unit has relieved pressure on the existing services. Suicidal patients, those with transient deliria and acutely disturbed patients have been accommodated. About 20 per cent of the casualty caseload has been admitted to the Short Stay Service, and nearly 50 per cent of such patients were able to return to their homes and community living within three days. These clinical experiences confirm the description of this unit as a ‘comprehensive emergency psychiatric service’ in a general hospital setting. The survival of the service is assured and encourages the establishment of similar units in other centres.