title: Day-surgery external dacryocystorhinostomy.
abstract: A retrospective study of patients undergoing day-surgery external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) over five years is presented. The patients were medically fit for day-surgery, preferred outpatient to inpatient care, and had appropriate domiciliary support. There was a high success rate with minimal morbidity, similar to findings in an inpatient setting. Patient satisfaction was uniformly high. The author believes that external DCR can be performed on a day-surgery basis safely and successfully.
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome