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Patients' experiences of day surgery and recovery: A meta-ethnography.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patients' Experiences of Day Surgery: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Patients' experiences of day surgery and recovery: A meta-ethnography.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- Pain management and early recovery after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in a short-stay ambulatory pathway: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Patient perceptions of barriers and facilitators for self-care in surgical fast-track programmes related to capability, opportunity and motivation: a theory-based qualitative study in Sweden.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- Harmful incidents following gynaecological ambulatory surgery: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- A randomized evaluation of early oral feeding after ambulatory non-gastrointestinal surgical patients under general anesthesia.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of integrated continuity of care in ambulatory robotic partial nephrectomy: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Associated Factors Among Adult Ophthalmic Day Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Undergoing Orthopaedic Day Surgery: What Factors Are Associated With patients' Feeling of Safety and Their Recovery?Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- System dynamics modeling to predict hospitalization costs in adults with inguinal hernia: a single-centre study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison between day surgery and non-day surgery in the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (grades III-IV) with MRI-assisted diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted percutaneous kyphoplasty under local anesthesia in a day-surgery setting for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- The effect of family-centered care on unplanned emergency room visits, hospital readmissions and intensive care admissions after surgery: a root cause analysis from a prospective multicenter study in the Netherlands.Patient safety in surgery · 2024Article
- Feeling Safe in the Perioperative Period: Experiences from Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Day Surgery.SAGE open nursingArticle
- How Successful Is AI in Developing Postsurgical Wound Care Education Material?Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair SocietyArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo explore and synthesise findings from qualitative studies on adult patients' experiences of day surgery and the processes of recovery.
backgroundThere has been a shift in the practice of elective surgery, from inpatient to ambulatory treatment. Accordingly, more patients are undergoing day surgery and expected to care for themselves at home. To our knowledge, an updated metasynthesis on patients' experiences of day surgery across diverse contexts and continents is lacking.
designMeta-ethnography.
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL were systematically searched for qualitative research in English published between 2006 and 2023. Noblit and Hare's meta-ethnographic approach guided the synthesis of findings from 12 qualitative studies, and the eMERGe Reporting Guidance was used in the writing of this article.
resultsFour themes were revealed: (1) requests for tailored information, (2) challenges of recognising and understanding postoperative symptoms, (3) being dependent on continuous professional and personal support and (4) calling for individual adaptation.
conclusionOur meta-ethnography indicates there is a need to improve information provision to better prepare patients for the processes of day surgery and recovery and promote their self-care abilities. Our findings highlight the importance of ensuring adequate levels of individualised care and support throughout the treatment process. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: To improve quality of care in day surgery practice, implementation of interventions to enhance information provision and promote self-care during recovery at home may be considered. Pre-admission appointments that incorporate provision of tailored information and assessment of the patients' individual needs of care and support, home conditions and access to assistance from family/friends can be recommended.
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