Many patients worry that going home the same day after surgery means less safety or more problems. A large review looked at people who had gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy, a procedure to treat gastroparesis, to see if leaving the hospital immediately was safe. The team compared those who went home the same day with those who stayed overnight for observation.
The main finding was that patients discharged the same day had a shorter procedure time. They also had no higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital or needing emergency department visits. In fact, the risk of procedure-related adverse events was lower for those who went home right away, though the difference was not statistically significant.
This review did not report on how many people were involved or which specific hospitals were studied. Because the data did not show a clear difference in safety between the two groups, doctors can feel confident offering same-day discharge as an option for patients undergoing this surgery.