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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022

North American multicentre evaluation of a same-day discharge protocol for minimally invasive colorectal surgery using mHealth or telephone remote post-discharge monitoring.

Lawrence Lee, Jules Eustache, Marie Tran-McCaslin, Motahar Basam, Gabriele Baldini, Andrew G Rudikoff, Sender Liberman, Liane S Feldman, Elisabeth C McLemore

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07176715 (Same-Day Colectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07176715 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Same-Day Colectomy: is it Safe for Patients?

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2025 to 2030Enrolled150ConditionsColorectal, Colectomy, Colectomy Left/Right/Total Under LaparotomyArmsSame-Day Colectomy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Same-day discharge after electrophysiological and cardiac implantable electronic device procedures: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lawrence LeeDepartment of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boul. Decarie DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. larry.lee@mcgill.ca.
Jules EustacheDepartment of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boul. Decarie DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Marie Tran-McCaslinDepartment of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Motahar BasamDepartment of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Gabriele BaldiniDepartment of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Andrew G RudikoffDepartment of Anaesthesia, Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sender LibermanDepartment of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boul. Decarie DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Liane S FeldmanDepartment of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boul. Decarie DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Elisabeth C McLemoreDepartment of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
McGill University Health Centre · CAKaiser Permanente · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSame-day discharge (SDD) after colectomy is feasible but requires effective post-discharge remote follow-up. Previous studies have used in-person home visits or a mobile health (mHealth) phone app, but the use of simple telephone calls for remote follow-up has not yet been studied. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare outcomes after SDD for minimally invasive colectomy using mHealth or telephone remote post-discharge follow-up.

methodsA prospective cohort study was undertaken at two university-affiliated colorectal referral institutions from 02/2020 to 05/2021. Adult patients without significant comorbidities undergoing elective minimally invasive colectomy. Patients were discharged on the day of surgery based on set criteria. Post-discharge remote follow-up was performed using a mHealth app at site 1 and scheduled telephone calls at site 2 up to postoperative day (POD) 7. The main outcome for this study was the success rate of SDD, defined as discharge on POD0 without emergency department (ED) visit or readmission within the first 3 days.

resultsA total of 105 patients were recruited (site 1, n = 70; site 2, n = 35). Overall, 75% of patients were discharged on POD0 (site 1 81% vs. site 2 63%, p = 0.038), of which only two patients required an ED visit within the first 3 days, leading to an overall success rate of 73% (site 1 80% vs. site 2 60%, p = 0.029). The incidence of 30-day complications (16% vs. 20%, p = 0.583), ED visits (11% vs. 11%, p = 1.00), and readmissions (9% vs. 14%, p = 0.367) were similar between the two sites. There was only one patient at each study site that went to the ED without instructions through remote follow-up.

conclusionsA high proportion of patients planned for SDD were discharged on POD0 with few patients requiring an early unplanned ED visit. These results were similar with an mHealth app or telephone calls for post-discharge remote follow-ups, suggesting that SDD is feasible regardless of the method of post-discharge remote follow-up.

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Colorectal SurgeryTelemedicineAdultAftercareHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicNorth AmericaPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTelephoneAmbulatory colectomyColorectal surgeryEnhanced recoverySame day discharge

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PMID35419638
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