In previous studies [6,7,10–12,14,15], same-day laparoscopic hysterectomy
discharge rates have ranged from 22% to 93% (Table 5).
It has been previously speculated that the proportion of women
requesting to remain hospitalized overnight would be reduced if surgeons
were to emphasize the benefits of minimally invasive surgery
during preoperative counseling. However, convincing surgeons and
patients to accept discharge within a few hours following laparoscopic
hysterectomy could be a long-term process. In this context, a population
study in the USA by Schiavone et al. [10] observed that the proportion
of women who had undergone a laparoscopic hysterectomy
and were discharged on the same day of surgery increased from 11%
in 2000 to 46% in 2010. The study also demonstrated that patients
treated by high-volume surgeons and at intermediate-volume hospitals
were more likely to have a same-day discharge.