Day-care unit for rigid panendoscopy of the upper aerodigestive tract: A study of 436 procedures - 23/11/17
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Abstract |
Objectives |
To assess the role of day-care management of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) panendoscopy and to study criteria for conventional hospital admission and reasons for conversion.
Patients and methods |
Retrospective study, from January 2011 to May 2013. Inclusion criteria UADT panendoscopy for carcinoma assessment. Study variables, age, gender, tumor location, reason for panendoscopy, TNM stage, previous external radiotherapy, home-to-hospital distance and Apfel, Detsky and ASA scores. A day-care and a conventional admission group were compared using Fisher's test for ASA score, student's test for age and Pearson's chi2 test for the other variables.
Results |
Four hundred and thirty-six panendoscopies were performed: 252 in day-care, including 4 cases of conversion and 184 with conventional admission. There were no significant differences between groups for age, gender, tumor location, TNM stage, reason for panendoscopy, previous external radiotherapy, home-to-hospital distance or Apfel score. A significant difference was observed for ASA score (P<0.0001) and Detsky score (P=0.03). In 39% of cases, the reason for hospital admission without criteria defined by the French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) and French Health Authority (HAS) was the patient's refusal of day care. In 10% of conventional admissions, day-care was not implemented because of psychosocial factors.
Conclusion |
Day-care management is appropriate for UADT panendoscopy in selected patients. The reasons for the high rate of patient refusal should be studied.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Panendoscopy, Upper aerodigestive tract, Squamous cell carcinoma, Day surgery, Ambulatory surgery
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Vol 134 - N° 6
P. 393-397 - décembre 2017 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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