Perceived barriers and facilitators of day-case surgery for major foot and ankle procedures? A cross-sectional survey of United Kingdom surgeons

Table 3 Survey results showing pre/post-operative management of major foot and ankle surgeries within their centre, n (%)

Factor	Result
All patients seen pre-operatively by physiotherapy	Yes (n = 80) (61)
	No (n = 45) (34)
	Unsure (n = 7) (5)
All patients seen post-operatively by physiotherapy	Yes (n = 92) (70)
	No (n = 28) (21)
	Unsure (n = 12) (9)
Post-operative contact made to the patient	Yes (n = 20) (15)
	No (n = 92) (70)
	Unsure (n = 20) (15)
Outcome measures recorded for day-casea	VAS (n = 45) (34)
	Complication rate & type (n = 41) (31)
	Patient satisfaction (n = 13) (10)
	MOX-FQ (n = 42) (32)
	EQ-5D (n = 31) (23)
	Other (n = 7) (5)
Types of post-op analgesia offered for day-casea	Amitriptyline (n = 1) (1)
	Gabapentin (n = 5) (4)
	Paracetamol (n = 114) (86)
	Ibuprofen (n = 64) (48)
	Codeine (n = 111) (84)
	Unsure (n = 9) (7)
	Other (n = 18) (14)
	Paracetamol & codeine (n = 105) (80)
	Ibuprofen, codeine & paracetamol (n = 55) (42)
	Ibuprofen & paracetamol (n = 6) (5)

^aPercentage is more than 100 as respondents can select more than 1 option.