Parental Post-operative Telephone Follow-Up After Paediatric Day Case Surgery.

Background: Paediatric day case surgeries (DCSs) are associated with minimal complications therefore the post-operative follow-up visit usually serves to calm anxious parents and is replaceable with a phone call. This study examines the safety and reliability of post-operative telephone assessment by caregivers and its acceptability to them.

Methods: Parents of DCS patients over a 9-month period were recruited for telephone follow-up on third post-operative day for wound assessment.