Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?

Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols and minimally invasive surgery have decreased colorectal length of stay. Our institution implemented a Same Day Discharge (SDD) colorectal protocol, and this study evaluates factors associated with unplanned admission.

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Same day discharge colon surgery: is it financially worth it?

Aim: Same day discharge (SDD) for colorectal surgery shows increasing promise in the era of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and minimally invasive surgery. It has become increasingly relevant due to the constraints posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare SDD and postoperative day 1 (POD1) discharge to understand the clinical outcomes and financial impact on factors such as cost, charge, revenue, contribution margin and readmission.

Beyond enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS): Evolving minimally invasive colectomy from multi-day admissions to same-day discharge.

Introduction: Early discharge is increasingly important in the resource-limited COVID era. Some groups have reported early experiences with same day discharge (SDD) after colectomy. We implemented a routine SDD protocol and report the evolution in our program's outcomes.

Ambulatory colectomy: a pathway for advancing the enhanced recovery protocol.

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols employ multiple factors to decrease surgical stress and improve recovery (Lyon et al., World J Gastroenterol 18(40):5661-5663, 2012). These protocols use multimodal approaches to improve outcomes, including length of stay and morbidities (Lyon et al.

The patient perspective of same day discharge colectomy: one hundred patients surveyed on their experience following colon surgery.

Introduction: Guided by enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and coerced by constraints of the Coronavirus Disease 2019, the concept of same day discharge (SDD) after colon surgery is becoming a topic of great interest. Although only a few literature sources are published on the topic and protocols, the number of centers interested in SDD is increasing. With the small number of sources on protocol, safety, implementation, and criteria, there has yet to be a review of the patient experience and satisfaction.

Ambulatory colectomy: A pilot protocol for same day discharge in minimally invasive colorectal surgery.

Background: Since its inception colectomy has routinely been performed in the inpatient setting. The advent of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols has led improved outcomes, including decreased length of stay (LOS). These improvements have introduced the possibility of ambulatory colectomy.