Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic problem

Long wait times for elective surgery in Canada have been a persistent problem for many years and the recent pandemic has made the situation substantially worse. Current evidence suggests that ambulatory surgery centres are more cost-effective and efficient in the delivery of ambulatory surgical serv...

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Autores principales: Pace, David, Hounsell, Chelsea, Boone, Darrell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CMA Impact Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9998099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36882204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008022
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description Long wait times for elective surgery in Canada have been a persistent problem for many years and the recent pandemic has made the situation substantially worse. Current evidence suggests that ambulatory surgery centres are more cost-effective and efficient in the delivery of ambulatory surgical services than larger institutions. We explore the merits of a network of publicly funded ambulatory surgery centres.
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spelling pubmed-99980992023-03-10 Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic problem Pace, David Hounsell, Chelsea Boone, Darrell Can J Surg Commentary Long wait times for elective surgery in Canada have been a persistent problem for many years and the recent pandemic has made the situation substantially worse. Current evidence suggests that ambulatory surgery centres are more cost-effective and efficient in the delivery of ambulatory surgical services than larger institutions. We explore the merits of a network of publicly funded ambulatory surgery centres. CMA Impact Inc. 2023-03-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9998099/ /pubmed/36882204 http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008022 Text en © 2023 CMA Impact Inc. or its licensors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original publication is properly cited, the use is noncommercial (i.e., research or educational use), and no modifications or adaptations are made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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