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Predictors For Discharge After Robotic Hysterectomy – A Retrospective Analysis, Heidi Fox, Kristiina Hyrkas
Predictors For Discharge After Robotic Hysterectomy – A Retrospective Analysis, Heidi Fox, Kristiina Hyrkas
Maine Medical Center
Introduction:
Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States with more than 600,000 procedures annually . It has been estimated that in 2011, there were more than 64,000 surgeries performed in an outpatient setting. The highest rate of 0.46% (464/100,000 adult women) has been reported in Maine. The average length of stay was 0.65 days for laparoscopic and 0.79 days for vaginal hysterectomies [1]. Traditionally, hysterectomies have been performed as an inpatient procedure to manage postoperative pain and monitor complications such as bleeding, anemia and return of bowel function. Development of minimally invasive surgery techniques …