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Surgical site infection rates in outpatient versus inpatient hernia repair procedures

Quick fact

Multiple studies, including a large database review, have found that patients undergoing outpatient (same-day) hernia repair have lower surgical site infection rates compared to those who stay in the hospital—often below 1% versus several percent—even after adjusting for patient risk factors.

Why this is interesting

You might think that staying in the hospital after surgery would be safer, but for hernia repair, the opposite may be true. How can going home the same day actually lower your chance of infection?