title: Early post-appendicectomy discharge in Nigerians.
abstract: Thirty-one Nigerians with uncomplicated acute appendicitis were discharged within forty-eight hours of operation. Before discharge, 3 patients experienced abdominal colics but this did not prolong their hospital stay. 3 patients developed wound infection which, in all cases, manifested more than twenty-four hours after removal of stitches. No patient returned to hospital with any complaints before removal of stitches and there were no re-admissions. 26 patients liked this early discharge while the remaining 5 patients preferred the conventional hospital stay. Early discharge after appendicectomy is safe, has socio-economic benefits and should be more readily practised in the developing countries.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Ofili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D002648:Child; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology