Parotidectomy Trends Toward Outpatient for Benign Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We evaluate the safety of outpatient parotidectomy. We evaluate factors that lead to planned admission and compare costs. We evaluate trends toward outpatient, and the outcomes of switching admission status, total versus superficial approach, and ambulatory versus hospital site.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Single tertiary academic center.

Methods

Retrospective review of patients who underwent parotidectomy for benign tumors from 2018 to 2023.

Results

Of 370 parotidectomies performed, there were a planned 162 admissions and 208 outpatient procedures. A travel time > 60 minutes (odds ratio [OR] = 0.487, confidence interval [CI]: 0.296-0.803, P = .005) and total parotidectomy (OR = 0.448, CI: 0.226-0.89, P = .022) decreased th

SUBMITTER: Prince ADP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature