title: Safety of daycare hernia repair in Jos, Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety of day surgery for inguinal hernia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomised prospective study of patients presenting for elective inguinal hernia repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Jos University Teaching, Jos, Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty one patients who completed a six-week follow up period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty one patients had elective hernia repair as daycares while 60 patients were treated as inpatients. Forty six herniotomies and seventy five herniorrhaphies were performed under local or general anaesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Early post-operative complications, including wound complications were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Early post-operative complications occurred in two of the 61 daycares and 15 of 60 inpatients (p=0.002). There were twelve and ten wound complications in daycares and inpatients respectively (p=0.668). There was no mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Outpatient elective inguinal hernia repair in carefully selected patients is relatively safe in our environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ramyil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iya
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ogbonna
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dakum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies