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Table 1 Table of day surgery procedures

From: Root causes of extended length of stay and unplanned readmissions after orthopedic surgery and hand surgery: a retrospective observational cohort study

Orthopedic and hand surgery procedure name

No. of day surgery patients

Overall day surgery percentage in unit

Decompression of median nerve, ACC51

167

96.5

Discission of sheath of tendon of wrist or hand, NDM40

46

97.9

Decompression of ulnar nerve, ACC53

43

97.7

Palmar fasciotomy of hand, NDM10

42

100

Incomplete excision of soft tissue tumor of wrist or hand, NDR20a

36

92.3

Arthroplasty of first CMC joint, NDG60

34

89.5

Excision of synovial ganglion of wrist or hand, NDM20

25

100

Fusion of DIP joint, NDG76

23

95.8

Open operation for osteochondritis of joint of wrist, NDF25

22

95.7

Arthroscopic exploration of joint of wrist or hand, NDA30

18

81.8

Radical excision of soft tissue tumor of wrist or hand, NDR30a

17

89.5

Partial fusion of wrist, NDG20

16

94.1

Arthroscopic partial excision of meniscus of knee, NGD05

16

88.9

Removal of internal fixation device from wrist or hand, NDU20

14

93.3

Removal of internal fixation device from shoulder or upper arm, NBU20

12

85.7

Plastic repair of ligament or capsule of wrist with transplant, NDE40

11

100

  1. acombined to form excision of soft tissue tumor of wrist or hand group