Predictive Factors of Admission in Outpatient Laparoscopic Surgery.

Introduction: The aim of the study is to analyze the rate of no planificated hospitalization after ambulatory surgical procedures by laparoscopy, and identify associated risk factors to failure in the ambulatory manage of this patients.

Methods: A prospective observational study was performed during 18 months and included 297 patients treated with ambulatory laparoscopies performed at University Hospital La Fe of Valencia. The need for hospital admission, same day after surgery, was considered the main variable.