Analysis of minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy with 24-hour hospital stay for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

Abstract

ObjectivesThe objective of this study is to analyze the impact (in terms of safety and saving of hospital costs) of the implementation of a new protocol for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) by minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MISC) with 24-h hospital stay. Material and methodsProspective observational study of the first 78 MISC procedures performed consecutively. 46 procedures (59%) were performed with 24-h hospital stay, and 32 (41%) required more than 24 h. The postoperative complications were determined for each group: visits to the Emergency Department, reoperations, and the average cost per procedure regarding hospital stay and ER visits. The cost model was established according to the data of the Analytical Accounting System of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation Hospital and of the Official State Gazette of Madrid. ResultsThere were no differences regarding intraoperative or postoperative complications between both groups. The number of visits to the Emergency Department, reinterventions or hospital re-admissions was lower in the 24-h hospital stay group, without reaching statistical significance. The implementation of the MISC protocol with 24-h hospital stay represented a saving of 607.91€ per procedure in hospital costs. ConclusionsCorrection of the POP with MISC with a 24-h hospital discharge policy was feasible and safe in at least 59% of the patients, with similar complications, visits to the Emergency Department or hospital readmission rates.