Journal Reviews

Outpatient closure of CSF leaks: a good idea or a step too far?

1 January 2017 | | ambulatory surgery, anterior skull base, cerebrospinal fluid leak, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, endoscopic, outpatient, skull-base defect, spontaneous CSF leak

After day-case septoplasty, day case thyroidectomy, now day case CSF leak repair – has the pendulum moved too far? The authors put forward a convincing case for what, only 10 years ago, would have sounded like a provocation. They quote...

Safety of outpatient thyroid and parathyroid surgery

1 September 2016 | | outpatient surgery, parathyroidectomy, patient safety, surgical outcomes, thyroidectomy

This study examined the safety and outcomes of matched groups of patients, undergoing either inpatient thyroid / parathyroid surgery or being discharged within eight hours of surgery. There were 2,362 patients in each group who were matched by a ‘propensity...

Inpatients versus Outpatient: septoplasty cost analysis in Germany

1 May 2015 | | septumplasty, costs analysis, inpatient, outpatient

Although the vast majority of septoplasties in the UK are performed as day surgery procedures, the authors of this article highlight the differences in healthcare in Germany. The authors calculated a yearly cost reduction of 180 million euros if the...