Open AccessPost-operative complications and readmissions following outpatient elective Nissen fundoplication
Author(s) -
Tarik K. Yuce,
Ryan J. Ellis,
Ryan P. Merkow,
Nathaniel J. Soper,
Karl Y. Bilimoria,
David D. Odell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy/surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-019-07020-5
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal surgery , cohort , emergency medicine , dysphagia , nissen fundoplication , logistic regression , proportional hazards model , surgery , disease , reflux
Traditionally, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) has been considered an inpatient procedure. Advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques have led to a shift towards outpatient LNF procedures. However, differences in surgical outcomes between outpatient and inpatient LNF are poorly understood. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the frequency of outpatient LNF in a national cohort and (2) to identify any differences in complications or readmission rates between outpatient and inpatient LNF.