Parent satisfaction with paediatric day-surgery: a questionnaire-based study

Potential advantages of paediatric day-surgery are cost saving, improved utilization of staff and hospital facilities, and reduction of stress for the paediatric patient and their family. A successful programme requires careful case selection, full operating and anaesthetic facilities and good follow-up. Current practice is reviewed with regard to initial assessment, preparation for surgery and overall management during the day admission. To provide information on how patients and their parents experience essential aspects of daycare paediatric surgery, a questionnaire-based study on parental satisfaction of paediatric day-surgery was performed. Most children were back to normal, within a few days. Recovery from paediatric day-surgery was rapid and the overall level of parent satisfaction was high.