Factors associated with safe and successful postoperative day 1 discharge after lung operations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A shorter length of stay (LOS) is associated with fewer hospital-acquired adverse conditions and decreased utilization of hospital resources. While modern perioperative care protocols have enabled some ambitious surgical teams to achieve discharge as early as within postoperative day 1 (POD1), most other teams remain cautious about such an approach due to the perceived risk of missing postoperative complications and increased readmission rates. We aimed to identify factors that would help guide surgical teams aiming for safe and successful POD1 discharge after lung resection.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and CENTRAL databases for articles comparing perioperative characteristics in patients discharged within POD1 (DWPOD1) and after

SUBMITTER: Martins RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865531 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature