Adverse events and readmissions after day-case urological surgery.
OBJECTIVE
The literature lacks of studies on postoperative outcomes after urological ambulatory surgery. Our study aims to identify parameters associated with postoperative complications within 30 days after ambulatory urological surgery.


METHODS
Adjusted and unadjusted comparisons between clinical features and postoperative outcome (complicated and uncomplicated).


RESULTS
Postoperative course was complicated in 5% of the patients. Discharge schedule was not completed in 1.1% while unplanned visits resulted in admission in 0.5%. Multivariate analyses could only confirm the independent effect of type of anesthesia and diagnosis-related group (DRG) relative weight.


CONCLUSIONS
Ambulatory urological surgery can be safe in terms of postoperative complications. In the present study surgery under general anesthesia, or a higher DRG relative weight procedure, increased the risk of complications compared to surgery under regional or local anesthesia or lower DRG relative weight operations. Patients scheduled for general anesthesia or undergoing complex urological procedures should be warned about an increased risk of postoperative incidents and/or readmission.
Paez
Alvaro
A
Department of Urology, Hospital De Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain. apaez.hflr@salud.madrid.org
Redondo
Enrique
E
Linares
Ana
A
Rios
Emilio
E
Vallejo
Jorge
J
Sanchez-Castilla
Margarita
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*