Ambulatory surgery in proctology

Ambulatory proctology surgery--an Indian experience.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of proctological surgeries carried out by us on an outpatient basis. DESIGN Retrospective study. SUBJECT 3256 patients with benign ano-rectal pathologies needing surgical intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patient demographics, type of anesthesia used, the type of operation and postoperative complications are described. Patient satisfaction was assessed ...

Feasibility of day care surgery in proctology.

BACKGROUND Proctological surgery is being carried out increasingly on an outpatient basis. The reasons for this are safe anesthetic procedures, short operation times and low complication rates. This study is a retrospective analysis of complication rates, symptom recurrence and long-term results according to outpatient proctologic surgery practiced in our hospital in the last 10 years. MATERI...

Practical Proctology

Ambulatory surgery in Spain

In Spain, ambulatory surgery (AS) is called major ambulatory surgery to emphasise that the focus is on procedures previously or still conducted in an in-patient setting with overnight stay, and that endoscopies and minor surgical excisions are excluded (these procedures were traditionally performed as office procedures). According to the guidelines on major ambulatory surgery produced by the Sp...

Treatment in Proctology