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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Our aim is to assess the safety and feasibility of ambulatory urogynaecological procedures in a 24-h day case surgery setting. METHODS: We evaluated women who underwent urogynaecological procedures in the 2-year period from April 2006 to March 2008 in an ambulatory care setting. Proportion of patients being discharged within 24 h was noted. Re-admission rate, prolonged inpatient stay and post-operative complications were analysed. RESULTS: Three hundred eighteen patients underwent urogynaecological procedures during the study period. Mean age was 58 +/- 13.8 (range: 19-92) and median parity was 3 (0-10). Forty-one (12.89%) women had hysterectomy previously and 99 (31.13%) were post-menopausal. There were no intra-operative complications except bladder injury in one patient. Of the patients, 272 (85.5%) were discharged in 24-h ambulatory protocol. Remaining 46 (14.4%) required inpatient admission. CONCLUSIONS: A variety of urogynaecological procedures can be performed in a 24-h ambulatory care setting. Our study suggests that this practice is proven to be safe and feasible.
