Day-case surgery has become a common part of health care system.The author describes the course of paediatric day-case surgery:visit to the consulting roomof the department of anaesthesia,admission of the patient,anaesthesia,surgical procedure and discharge from the hospital.The article presents experience of Children Hospital in Brno from the point of view of anaesthetist ’s nurse.Paediatric day-case surgery was introduced in this hospital in 1996.

        Key words: day-case surgery –paediatric psychology –economy of surgical procedure –patient anxiety