title: Outpatient dacryocystorhinostomy.
abstract: We report 105 dacryocystorhinostomy procedures in 87 patients performed on an outpatient basis. Seventy-six patients received local, and 29 received general, anesthesia. The patients left the hospital an average of 2.6 hours after surgery, but 14 were admitted after surgery--9 immediately, and 5 after some delay, primarily for epistaxis. There were no serious complications related to the outpatient nature of the surgery. The success rate was 94%. We conclude that outpatient dacryocystorhinostomy is successful, well accepted by patients, and safe, provided that inpatient care facilities are readily available should they be needed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dresner
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Klussman
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Linberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis