69Day surgery

69.1     INTRODUCTION                               
69.2     DEFINITION                                                           

69.3     HISTORICAL                                    
69.4     THE BENEFITS AND CAVEATS OF DAY-CASE SURGERY

69.5     THE DAY SURGERY UNIT        

69.6     POSTOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AFTER DAY SURGERY

69.7     THE ESSENTIALS OF GOOD DAY SURGERY

69.8     CHILDREN IN DAY SURGERY

69.9     THE FUTURE OF DAY SURGERY

69.10   FURTHER READING