An Assessment of Postoperative Outpatient Cases

Abstract

A total of 100 outpatients in the North-East of scotland were given a simple anaesthetic of propanidid, nitrous oxide, oxygen, and halothane. The study was undertaken to assess what happened to patients when they left hospital after outpatient surgery. An outpatient questionnaire was used, and results show that 31% of patients journeyed home unaccompanied by a responsible person, 73% of car owners drove within 24 hours of the operation, and 9% drove themselves home. postoperative. © 1972, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.