The idea that a patient would undergo surgery and be sent home the same day was revolutionary when it was first mooted in the 1970s. Day surgery was born. Paul Jarrett was in the vanguard of that movement, becoming a worldwide name in the field and instrumental in its development across the UK and internationally. Day surgery was initially devised to repair hernias under local anaesthetic. Today, 80 per cent of elective surgery is done this way, with 6 million operations a year in England and Wales, including breast-lump and…

Source: The Times December 31, 2019 00:00 UTC