The Way Forward for Elective Surgery in Developing Countries: Day Case Surgery | Chapter 9 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 14
The notion of day case surgery, which is widely used all over the world, is based on the well-established principle of ambulating surgical patients as soon as possible. The industrialised and underdeveloped worlds have different approaches to day surgery. In the industrialised world, freestanding and autonomous day surgery units have been constructed in recent decades, while in the developing world, day surgery is still primarily performed in hospitals. The goal of this study is to popularise the notion of day case surgery in underdeveloped nations, with the goal of lowering morbidity and mortality in elective surgery patients while still providing valuable bed services to emergency surgical patients. This study looks at how day surgery is practised in underdeveloped nations, as well as the scope, organisation, and standards that must be met. In poor nations, there is a growing need to develop the potential and relevance of day case surgery, which could result in significant economic g...