Expanding the Practice of Day‐Case Inguinal, Femoral and Umbilical Hernia Repair: A Review of Patient and Procedural Factors Facilitating and Precluding Same‐Day Discharge

Key Points

• The aim is to assess factors that enable and hinder same-day discharge following hernia repair.
• Conducted a review of existing literature on day-case hernia repairs.
• Evaluated patient and procedural factors that affect outcomes.
• Developed patient selection criteria and perioperative protocols.
• Day-case hernia repair is safe and effective for selected patients.
• Appropriate planning can yield comparable outcomes to traditional methods.
• Economic benefits are evident with same-day discharge practices.

Abstract