TY - JOUR AU - Dinesen, Jakob Graves Rønk AU - Hessellund, Birgit AU - Petersen, Lone Kjeld PY - 2015 DA - 2015/02/01 TI - Discharge less than 6 hours after robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy—is it feasible? JO - Gynecological Surgery SP - 77 EP - 80 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - The benefits of fast track regimes, i.e. reduction in hospital stay and minimization of postoperative complications, have led to their widespread use. This study tested the feasibility of a fast track programme based on robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy in which patients were discharged from a day care unit within 6 h after the operation. We enrolled 22 patients. Preoperatively, all patients were carefully informed. All patients except two could be discharged on the same day. Pain during the first 24 h was not a problem. No readmissions occurred within the first 30 days after the surgery. This small series of robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy demonstrates that the postoperative hospital stay could be reduced and that this procedure could be carried out in a day surgery unit. Preparing the patients for surgery in the day unit is an important part of a successful fast track regimen. SN - 1613-2084 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-014-0874-0 DO - 10.1007/s10397-014-0874-0 ID - Dinesen2015 ER -