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BACKGROUND: Day-care surgery is a common procedure in most of the hospitals. It has the advantages of early discharge and thus contributes to cost effectiveness. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility of day-care surgery in rural and urban patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Around 200 cases undergoing day-care surgeries of various types in urban and rural patient were enrolled randomly in the study. RESULTS: The maximum number of patients in both the groups were between the range of 21-40 years. The most frequent surgery in rural group was dilatation and curettage (25%) and in urban group was herniotomy (20%). In follow up only 1% complication occurred in rural group with 6% patients were lost in follow up and 4% changed the treatment center. In urban patients follow up was uneventful. The urban group people were more educated than the rural group. CONCLUSION: Day-care surgery is overall a beneficial procedure but understanding of the patient regarding the surgery and importance of follow up according to educational standard and intellectual status are very important criteria.
