[Outpatient surgery for anorectal diseases: the experience of the Clinics Hospital of the Medical School, Botucatu, SP, Brazil, in 437 cases].
BACKGROUND
The number of outpatient surgical procedures performed in hospitals, as well as in private clinics, increases daily. In some countries, such as France, outpatient operations outnumber inpatient operations.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate results obtained at the Surgical Outpatient Clinic of the Clinics Hospital of the Medical School, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.


METHODS
A retrospective study of 437 clinical cases of anorectal anomalies, analyzing the variables age bracket, gender, pathology, and postoperative complications.


RESULTS
We observed predominance of patients younger than 45 (62.8%) and of females (56%). The most common ailment was hemorrhoids (45.1%) and the most frequent postoperative complications were pain (9.8%) and bleeding (7.3%).


CONCLUSIONS
Our results demonstrate that it is possible to perform various simple procedures related to the treatment of anorectal abnormalities at the outpatient level and therefore at a lower cost. The number of postoperative complications was no higher than that resulting from inpatient surgery.
Saad-Hossne
Rogério
R
Departamento de Cirurgia e Ortopedia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, SP.
Prado
Renê Gamberini
RG
Bakonyi-Neto
Alexandre
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome