Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis as Day Case Surgery: Can Outcomes of a Prospective Study Be Reproduced in Real Life?

Background: The feasibility of day case surgery (DCS) appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis (UCAA) was evaluated by the prospective AppendAmbu (Feasibility of Outpatient Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis) study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT01839435). The aim of this study was to evaluate the real-life feasibility of DCS for UCAA.