Why the study?
What are the predictors of prolonged postoperative stay and unplanned admission in surgical day-case patients?
Population
3152 surgical day-case patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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May inform risk stratification by intraoperative blood loss in day-case surgery; extends observational data but leaves open need for prospective validation.
What are the predictors of prolonged postoperative stay and unplanned admission in surgical day-case patients?
In day-case surgery, predictors of prolonged stay and unplanned admission are primarily related to the surgical procedure, such as blood loss and intraoperative hemoglobin.
Jünger et al. (2001) studied this question.
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