• Medicine · Jan 2021

    Complications and feasibility analysis of ambulatory surgery for gynecological diseases in China.

    • Li Yan, Fengnian Rong, Mei Gao, Guoqiang Chen, Yanfei Su, Lumen Xing, and Min Xu.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 8; 100 (1): e23995.

    AbstractThe Chinese government is attaching great importance to the development of ambulatory surgery in order to optimize the healthcare system in China. The study aims to examine the complications and quality indicators of patients who underwent gynecological ambulatory surgery at a tertiary hospital in China.This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent ambulatory surgery between July and September 2019 at the Department of Gynecology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University. The patients were followed by phone at 30 days after discharge. The postoperative complications, mortality, unplanned re-operation, delayed discharge, unplanned re-hospitalization, and patient satisfaction were collected. The patients who underwent conventional hysteroscopic resection of uterine lesions during the same period were collected as controls for the economics analysis.A total of 392 patients who underwent ambulatory gynecological surgery were included. Fifteen patients had postoperative complications, and the total complication rate was 3.8% (15/392). Eight (8/392, 2.0%) patients had delayed discharge. There were no unplanned re-operations and deaths. There were two (2/392, 0.5%) cases of unplanned re-hospitalization. At 30 days after discharge, two patients were dissatisfied, and 390 cases were satisfied, for an overall satisfaction rate of 99.5%. Compared with conventional hysteroscopic resection of uterine lesions, ambulatory hysteroscopic surgery had a shorter hospital stay and lower total costs (P < .05) but similar surgery-related costs.Ambulatory gynecological surgery is feasible in China, with an acceptable complication profile and obvious economic and social benefits. Nevertheless, hospital management shall be reinforced.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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