Comparative study of feasibility of day-care surgery in rural and urban patients.

BACKGROUND Day-care surgery is a common procedure in most of the hospitals. It has the advantages of early discharge and thus contributes to cost effectiveness. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility of day-care surgery in rural and urban patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Around 200 cases undergoing day-care surgeries of various types in urban and rural patient were enrolled randomly in the study. RESULTS The maximum number of patients in both the groups were between the range of 21-40 years. The most frequent surgery in rural group was dilatation and curettage (25%) and in urban group was herniotomy (20%). In follow up only 1% complication occurred in rural group with 6% patients were lost in follow up and 4% changed the treatment center. In urban patients follow up was uneventful. The urban group people were more educated than the rural group. CONCLUSION Day-care surgery is overall a beneficial procedure but understanding of the patient regarding the surgery and importance of follow up according to educational standard and intellectual status are very important criteria.