Patient Satisfaction is Equivalent for Inpatient and Outpatient Minimally-Invasive Adrenalectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Same-day surgery in the carefully selected patient decreases costs, improves inpatient capacity, and decreases patient exposure to hospital-acquired conditions. Outpatient adrenalectomy has been shown to be safe and effective, but patients' perspectives have yet to be addressed. This study compares patient satisfaction following inpatient and outpatient adrenalectomy.

Methods

An institutional database was queried for minimally-invasive adrenalectomies performed from 2017 to 2020. Patients were contacted up to two times to participate in a phone survey consisting of 25 questions modeled after the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey (OAS CAHPS) assessing preparation for surgery, discharge experience, pos

SUBMITTER: Pigg RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature