A community-based analysis of ambulatory surgery utilization

Bibliographic Data

ID11024322
AuthorsR J Lagoe, Ronald Lagoe, John W Milliren
Year1986
Volume76
Issue2
Pages150-153
Publication date1986-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.76.2.150
PMID2936256
OpenAlexW2057928380
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited11

We conducted a study to determine the utilization level for ambulatory surgery and the proportions of specific procedures which could be performed in certain ambulatory settings in one community, Syracuse, New York, which has used this service extensively. It was estimated that, in 1983, 26.9 surgery cases per 1,000 population in Syracuse were performed in ambulatory settings. This level amounted to approximately 37 per cent of hospital-based surgery in the area. Analysis of surgery utilization in two hospital-integrated and freestanding ambulatory surgery facilities indicated that more than 95 per cent of myringotomies, tonsillectomies, and adenoidectomies as well as substantial proportions of carpal tunnel releases, lens extractions, sterilizations, circumcisions, and inguinal hernia repairs in these two facilities were performed in ambulatory settings. The availability of dedicated facilities and full-time staff produced higher utilization for these procedures in freestanding facilities. The utilization levels for individual procedures identified in the study can be employed in the planning of hospital-integrated and freestanding programs

Ambulatory · Ambulatory care · Environmental health · General surgery · Health care · Hernia · Inguinal hernia · Medical emergency · Population · Emergency Medicine · Hospital Admissions and Outcomes · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Surgery

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