Clinical Study
Status of Day Care Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Developing Countries
Table 2
Comparison of duration of discharge.
| | Parameters | Same day discharge | Overnight stay | Inference |
| | Number of patients | 26 | 4 | — |
| | Number of patients with postoperative nausea, vomiting, or pain with VAS ≥2. | 22 | 4 | — |
| | Number of patients with VAS ≥2 during discharge | 5 | 2 | — |
| | Average time of postoperative ambulation after surgery (hrs) | 5.73
(range 4–7) | 6.75
(range 6–7) | |
| | Average length of hospital stay (hrs) | 9.62
(range 7–12) | 22.00
(range 20–23) | |
| | Number of patients with Nausea, vomiting, or pain with VAS ≥2 in follow-up | 2 | 2 | — |
| | Readmissions | 0 | 0 | — |
| | Emergency follow-up | 0 | 0 | — |
| | Number of satisfied patients | 26 | 4 | — |
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Statistical significant two-tailed value (unpaired test results).
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