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Day‐stay oral surgery
Author(s) -
Vickers P.,
Goss A. N.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1983.tb05267.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral surgery , surgery , oral and maxillofacial surgery , general surgery
A bstract — A review of the literature revealed selection criteria for patients undergoing day‐stay oral surgery. Information obtained from patients and operating theatre records in the day‐stay theatre of the Oral Surgery Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, was reviewed. Pairs of variables selected from a detailed proforma were tested for significance. It is concluded that a large range and number of oral surgery rocedures can be performed safely on a day‐stay basis.