title: [Laparoscopy in the day clinic--a prospective multicenter study for evaluating complications].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Tagesklinik für operative Gynäkologie, Oldenburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hennefründ
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lueken
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brökelmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maucher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasskamp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dohnke
mesh_terms: 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