Expanding the Practice of Day‐Case Inguinal, Femoral and Umbilical Hernia Repair: A Review of Patient and Procedural Factors Facilitating and Precluding Same‐Day Discharge

For appropriately selected patients, aged up to 80 years and ASA up to IV, day-case hernia repair can be a safe and effective alternative, offering comparable clinical outcomes and greater socioeconomic benefits. Comprehensive and holistic perioperative planning plays a crucial role to successfully expand day-case hernia repairs. Based on the results of this study, a patient selection criteria and perioperative protocol for day-case hernia repair are proposed.