Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as day-case surgery (without overnight hospitalization)

Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in 541 Consecutive Patients with Low Baseline Body Mass Index (30–35 kg/m2)

“…Similarly to other authors and based on clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, safety, equity, and ethics, we believe that there is no current justification for preventing this group from taking advantage of this life-changing treatment. Ultimately, a day-case LSG booming in ambulatory surgery centers should be anticipated for these patients [24].…”

Outpatient laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: first 100 cases

“…Risk control is, above all, the respect of the recommendations of the different scientific societies. According to the results of our preliminary study and of our first 100 patients [27,28], we continue to offer this type of management for patients undergoing SG.…”

A critical analysis of factors leading to next-day discharge in ambulatory surgery patients

“…In our center, BMI is not a contra-indication per se for procedures such as cholecystectomy, or inguinal or umbilical hernia repair, since 35 patients in our series had a BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 . This might be explained by the expertise acquired in our unit with more than 130 ambulatory sleeve gastrectomies [9] in association with a specific anesthesiology protocol for obese patients [13].…”

“…Non-inclusion criteria included patients with emergency issues, even with the diseases mentioned above, patients undergoing another type of AS (longitudinal gastrectomy or ''Sleeve Gastrectomy'') [9], as well as patients managed in AS but then converted to unanticipated admission.…”