Carefully-selected and prepared patients are admitted into hospital for a planned, non-emergency surgical procedure on the day of surgery and are discharged within hours of that surgery.
Day care surgery is advantageous as it:
Causes Less Pain
Reduces Duration of Hospital Stay
Reduces Loss of Work Hours
Hastens Movement to Familiar Environment Which Aids Recovery
Cost Effective
Procedures that can be performed as a 'day care surgery' include
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery
Haemorrhoidectomy
Fissurectomy and Sphincterotomy
Gynaecological Procedures Like Sterilization and Hysterectomy
Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures
Advanced Gastrointestinal procedures done by minimal Access confer various advantages like:
Less Pain
Quick Recovery
Shorter Hospital Stay
Smaller Scars
Better Clinical Outcomes.
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic Surgery
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy For Gallstones
Laparoscopic Therapy for Bile Duct Stones
Laparoscopic Therapy for Liver Cysts and Tumors
Laparoscopic Therapy for Pseudocyst of Pancreas
Laparoscopic Resection for Cystic Tumours of Pancreas
Liver Resections
Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia
Laparoscopic Repair of Paraumbilical Hernia
Laparoscopic Repair of Hiatus Hernia
Laparoscopic Repair of Incisional or Ventral Hernia
Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia
Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgery
Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia Cardia
Laparoscopic Closure of Perforated Peptic Ulcer
Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity (Bariatric Surgery)
Intestinal and Colonic Surgery
Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Laparoscopic Resection of Small Intestine
Laparoscopic Resection of Large Intestine (Hemicolectomy, AR, APR)