Assessing Criteria for a Safe Early Discharge After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early discharge after colorectal surgery has been advocated. However, there is little research evaluating clinical and/or laboratory criteria to determine who can be safely discharged early.

Objective

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a C-reactive protein (CRP) level combined with 4 clinical criteria in ruling out an anastomotic leak and therefore allowing an early discharge on postoperative day 2 or 3.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, single-center cohort study was performed between February 2012 and July 2017. All consecutive adult patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery were included. All patients were followed up for 30 days postoperatively. Data analysis was performed in May 2021.

Exposures

Whether the 5 di

SUBMITTER: Tavernier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8567183 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature