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Impact of a Checklist on the Rate of Late Cancellation in Ambulatory Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Ambulatory Surgery Programmed
Interventions
Other: Checklist
Registration Number
NCT01732159
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - HĂ´pitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a check list on the rate of late cancellation, i.e. the day before or the day of the ambulatory surgery.

Detailed Description

The checklist is administered to the patients by phone between 7 and 3 days before the surgery. Each item of the checklist is associated with a decisional algorithm that allows take care for patients in case of any problem.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4093
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient (adult or minor) for which ambulatory surgery is programmed in a multipurpose ASU
  • Surgery under general anesthesia or loco
  • Regional or neuroleptanalgesia3. Patient contacted by phone
  • Patient does not oppose his participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient programmed for endoscopy in ASU non surgical
  • Ambulatory surgery scheduled for orthogenic
  • Ambulatory surgery scheduled for urgency
  • Ambulatory surgery performed under local anesthesia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Administration of the checklistChecklistPatients will be contacted by phone for administration of the checklist
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Decrease in the rate of late cancellationAt day 0 (the day of the surgery)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement of the organization of the ambulatory unitAt day 0 (the day of the surgery)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cochin Hospital

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Paris, France

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