Potential economic impact of expansion of same-day surgery in Australia

Same-day surgery (SIDS) is not new. In 1909 Nicoll and Glasq published their results on over 9000 surgical procedures in the British Medical Journal. What is new in the international hospital literature is the rate of growth of SIDS in different sites, the effects of this growth on future planning for traditional inpatient beds and operating theatres, and the renewed interest of health economists in the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of...