[Major outpatient surgery in the ear, nose and throat clinic].
In recent years, outpatient surgery in otolaryngology has advanced because it benefits both patients and health-care systems. We analyzed the surgical procedures that can be performed in outpatient surgery programs, evaluating patient selection, release criteria, and potential complications. A one-year retrospective study was made of 456 patients, of which 369 (80.92%) were discharged from the hospital on the same day as surgery. The operations with the best performance in outpatient surgery were adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, laryngeal microsurgery, and septoplasty. Most surgical procedures in otolaryngology can be performed without hospitalization. Outpatient surgery is easier for patients and increases their sense of safety. It also has an excellent cost-benefit relation for health-care systems.
Rivera Rodríguez
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid. trivera@hupa.insalud.es
Cobeta Marco
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D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D012189:Retrospective Studies