With today's advances in medicine, patients can have certain types of surgery and return home the same day, or spend only one night in a hospital.
Pre-Admission:
Before outpatient surgery you must complete all paperwork and medical or laboratory testing at the pre-admission center. Your surgeon's office will schedule an appointment with the pre-admission center before your procedure.
After surgery:
Make sure you have a ride home. You must have a responsible adult with you for discharge. Recovery times vary from one to several hours, so the escort should plan to stay as your recover, or be available for a telephone call to bring you home as soon as you are ready to be discharged. Please make sure you have someone to help you at home.