Patients' experiences of day surgery and recovery: A meta-ethnography.

Aim: To explore and synthesise findings from qualitative studies on adult patients' experiences of day surgery and the processes of recovery.

Background: There has been a shift in the practice of elective surgery, from inpatient to ambulatory treatment. Accordingly, more patients are undergoing day surgery and expected to care for themselves at home.

A planned but vulnerable pathway towards self-management following day surgery. Orthopaedic patients' experiences.

Introduction: An increasing share of surgical activity is organised as day surgery, thus giving more responsibility for care to patients and their next of kin.

Purpose: To obtain increased understanding of orthopaedic day surgery patients' experiences with self-management.

Methods: A descriptive interview study.