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Septoplasty as a day-case procedure – a two centre study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Benson-Mitchell ,
G. Kenyon  and
D. Gatland
R. Benson-Mitchell*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB. Department of Otolaryngology, Southend General Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex SS0 0RY, UK.
G. Kenyon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB.
D. Gatland
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southend General Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex SS0 0RY, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: R. Benson-Mitchell, F.R.C.S., Otolaryngology Consultants of Memphis, PC 777 Washington Avenue, P240 Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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Abstract

Day-stay surgery is an integral part of Otolaryngology. Many procedures which have traditionally been thought to require overnight stay can be carried out on a day care basis. We report our experience of treating 163 patients admitted for septal surgery as a day-case procedure. The paper summarizes the experience of two centres. One of these is a London Teaching Hospital, where surgery was performed through a dedicated day-case unit, and the other is a District General Hospital where patients were admitted to a day-case unit but had their surgery on a routine in-patient list.

As the result of this study we conclude that day-stay septoplasty is associated with a low complication rate and is a safe and acceptable procedure provided that strict selection criteria are followed. The cost implications are discussed.

Keywords

Day care, surgeryNasal septum, surgery

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , February 1996 , pp. 129 - 131
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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