Cooper J M
Ophthalmic Outpatient Clinic, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
Br J Nurs. 1997;6(1):39-43. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1997.6.1.39.
This study is a comparison of healthcare provision for day case cataract surgery in the UK and the USA. It commences with a brief history and the political influences on the development of healthcare in the USA and the UK, identifying recent changes. The high cost of the health system in the USA and the small amount of resources consumed by the NHS in the UK are examined. The service offered to patients requiring cataract surgery in the UK and the USA are compared and the increasing demand for this operation and the challenge of differing styles of nursing that day surgery requires are discussed. The study concludes by pointing out the consistent expansion of day surgery in both countries in recent years, and predicts that, in view of the patient satisfaction and economic benefit, the growth of day surgery in the future appears almost unlimited.
本研究对比了英国和美国日间白内障手术的医疗服务情况。开篇简述了美国和英国医疗保健发展的历史及政治影响，并指出近期的变化。研究考察了美国医疗系统的高成本以及英国国民医疗服务体系（NHS）消耗的少量资源。比较了英国和美国为白内障手术患者提供的服务，并讨论了该手术需求的不断增加以及日间手术所需不同护理方式带来的挑战。研究最后指出，近年来两国的日间手术都在持续扩张，并预测鉴于患者满意度和经济效益，未来日间手术的增长似乎几乎没有限制。
