title: Effects of early discharge following breast surgery.
abstract: A small group of breast cancer surgery patients were discharged early with axillary drains in situ. The group was examined for wound infection, seroma formation and depression, and compared to a group who stayed in hospital. There was no indication that early discharge increased seroma formation or infection. Anxiety and depression appeared to be less in the early discharge group.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holcombe
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D003863:Depression; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors