Same-day discharge . observation after laparoscopic pediatric appendectomy: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Through 2015, the practice at our university based free-standing children's hospital was to admit uncomplicated appendicitis patients for overnight observation post-operatively. Given the increasing body of evidence suggesting the safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis, we elected to perform a prospective study evaluating the complication rates of same-day discharge compared to overnight observation at our institution, given our large volume of appendicitis.

Methods: Pediatric patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomies for uncomplicated appendicitis in 2016 were analyzed.

Parental satisfaction with same-day discharge after laparoscopic appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis.

Objectives: Recent studies suggest that same-day discharge is safe for the paediatric population after various laparoscopic procedures. Same-day discharge is increasingly common after laparoscopic surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis although it is not standard practice. This prospective study aims to assess parental satisfaction with same-day discharge after laparoscopic appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis.

Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge for uncomplicated appendicitis: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Appendicitis is the most common gastrointestinal pediatric surgical emergency. With the introduction of laparoscopic techniques in the 1990s, recovery, pain, and hospital stay after laparoscopic procedures have been significantly reduced. While many laparoscopic procedures are performed as outpatient surgeries, pediatric appendectomy patients continue to be hospitalized for postoperative observation.

Blood pressure, ocular perfusion pressure, and body mass index in glaucoma patients.

Purpose: To investigate relationships between blood pressure (BP), ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), and intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) of different body mass index (BMI) classes. 


Methods: Data from participants of a prospective, longitudinal, single site, observational study were analyzed. Patients with a prior diagnosis of OAG completed 2 baseline visits (1 week apart) with follow-up visits every 6 months for 2 years.

Delivery of intraocular triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of macular edema.

Macular edema (ME) is one of the eventual outcomes of various intraocular and systemic pathologies. The pathogenesis for ME is not yet entirely understood; however, some of the common risk factors for its development have been identified. While this investigation will not discuss the numerous etiologies of ME in detail, it appraises the two most widely studied delivery modalities of intraocular corticosteroids in the treatment of ME-intravitreal injection (IVI) and sub-Tenon's infusion (STI).