Authors

Montserrat Farré Llurba, Marta Sadurní Gràcia, Antonia Massoni Piñeiro

Position

Enfermeras de la Unidad de Hospitalización a Domicilio del Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Lérida.

Contact address

C/ Blondel, 13 2º - 25002 Lérida.

Abstract

The units of home-hospital for surgery and presurgery patients in acute phase arose as a hospital support unit for the patients and their families to allow the discharge from hospital to be brought forward and to allow home care to be provided to ensure good quality and continuity in the program.

To ensure the success of these units it is necessary to define criteria for inclusion in the program, also being aware that these are surgery patients.

With the home-hospital units, a new role is created for the hospital nurse expert in complex home care and that of the hospital doctor who visits the patients at home. The visits by the Nurses as well as those in conjunction with the specialized doctor have been defined in a protocol to ensure that the patients are sufficiently well controlled and cared for in their own environment with the same intensity and quality as in the hospital to improve their quality of life and that of their caregivers.

Keywords:

home-hospitalization; home care nursing; acute surgery patientshome-based nursing

Versión en Español

Título:

Hospitalización a domicilio para enfermos quirúrgicos y prequirúrgicos