日间手术(day surgery)也称为非住院手术、当日归宅手术等,国外开展已有十几年的历史。这种方法可降低医疗费用,给患者带来实惠,现已成为社会关注的热点。所谓日间手术,不能单纯地认为就是门诊手术,其定义为以需要住院实施手术的患者于当日来院,手术后经恢复室的观察,在24h内回家。为了在我国推行日间手术,有必要把开展日间手术的有关问题介绍如下。1 开展日间手术的必要性近年来医疗费用日益上涨,如何降低医疗费用也已 Day surgery is also referred to as non-hospital surgery and the same day home surgery. It has been developed abroad for more than 10 years. This method can reduce medical expenses and bring benefits to patients. It has now become a hot spot of social concern. The so-called day surgery can not be simply considered as an outpatient procedure. It is defined as a patient who needs surgery in the hospital to go to the hospital on the same day, and after surgery, he goes back to the recovery room and returns home within 24 hours. In order to carry out day surgery in our country, it is necessary to introduce the following issues related to day surgery. 1 The need for day surgery. Medical costs have been rising in recent years. How to reduce medical costs