Same-Day Discharge after Non-Perforated Laparoscopic Appendectomy Is Safe

Same-Day Discharge after Non-Perforated Laparoscopic Appendectomy Is Safe

Purpose: Several single-center studies have demonstrated same-day discharge (SDD) to be safe in adults undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for non-perforated appendicitis (NPA). The proportion of SDD appendectomy patients nationally is unknown. We sought to identify the incidence of SDD among...

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Main Authors: Areg Grigorian, Catherine M. Kuza, Sebastian D. Schubl, Ninh T. Nguyen, Christian de Virgilio, Dennis Kim, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
appendicitis
surgical site infection
same day surgery
outpatient
ambulatory
appendectomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2019.1630065

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2019.1630065

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