日间手术在香港的发展

日间手术由于可降低费用,节省能源而在许多发达国家得到普及,近几年已被引入香港。建立日间手术中心的目的与香港医院管理局的核心价值相一致。其优点为:降低不必要的住院率;提高病床使用率;有效地利用能源;缩短术次间隔;缩短择期手术患者等候时间。

The Development of Day Surgery in Hong Kong

Day surgery has already gain popularity in many developed countries with a view to achieve cost containment and better utilization of health resources, however , it has been introduced to Hong Kong in recent years.The objective of setting up day surgery is totally in line with the core value of the Hospital Authority. The expected advantages are as follows.Decrease unnecessary hospital admission; Better utilization of hospital beds; Better use of resources; Shorten turn around time in-between cases and hence increase in throughput; Shorten the waiting list for operations .