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Table 2 Day surgery criteria

From: Root causes of extended length of stay and unplanned readmissions after orthopedic surgery and hand surgery: a retrospective observational cohort study

Operation duration < 3 h

No significant risk of respiratory tract swelling

No respiratory tract anomalies

No or stable chronic disease

No obstructive sleep apnea

Body mass index < 35

Ability to climb more than 2 flights of stairs without stopping

Ability to care for oneself independently

No unstable psychiatric illnesses

No drug or alcohol addiction

Caregiver over the age of 16 at home for first postoperative night