day-patient
day-patient — 名詞
1. someone who goes to a hospital for a small operation or treatment and leaves to
日間病患
當天就醫並返家、不過夜住院的病人
someone who goes to a hospital for a small operation or treatment and leaves to go home the same day, without staying overnight
As a day-patient, Folake had her knee checked in the morning and was home by lunch.
身為日間病患，Folake 早上做完膝蓋檢查，中午前就回到家了。
as a day-patient + leaves the same day
The clinic treats most day-patients in under four hours, so no beds are needed overnight.
這家診所大多數的日間病患在四小時內就能處理完，所以不需要過夜的病床。
contrast with overnight stay
Faisal booked his eye surgery as a day-patient to avoid taking time off work.
Faisal 把眼睛手術安排成日間病患的方式，以免向公司請假。
The new ward was built for day-patients who need only a short, simple procedure.
這間新病房是為只需要簡短、簡單療程的日間病患而設的。
Nurses prepared the day-patient for a quick scan and sent her home that afternoon.
護理師替這位日間病患做好快速掃描的準備，當天下午就讓她回家了。
- outpatient
broader term; an outpatient may only have a check-up, while a day-patient usually has a procedure but no overnight stay
- inpatient
stays in hospital overnight or longer
用法筆記
Common in British hospital and NHS contexts; the American equivalent is usually 'outpatient' or 'day surgery patient'. Contrasts with an 'inpatient', who stays in hospital overnight.