[Laparoscopy in the day clinic--a prospective multicenter study for evaluating complications].
In a six centre prospective study complications after outpatient laparoscopies were registered. Within a four month period 1474 patients have been interviewed after one and four weeks. Surgical complications and conversions to laparotomy 0%, wound infections 2.9%, febrile course 2.4%. 3.7% of the patients were hospitalized > 24 hours. No readmissions occurred. Factors influencing the quality of results are discussed.
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Tagesklinik für operative Gynäkologie, Oldenburg.
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Brökelmann
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D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010343:Patient Admission; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology