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ea0025p238 | Pituitary | SFEBES2011

Assessment of the feasibility of early hospital discharge following trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery

Biswas Sujata , Barber Thomas , Cudlip Simon , Wass John

Objectives: Reducing length of inpatient stay following trans-sphenoidal pituitary adenectomy (TSA) could create significant financial saving for the NHS. We assessed early complication rates post-TSA to determine feasibility of early hospital discharge (3 days) post-TSA.Methods: We identified retrospectively 60 patients who underwent TSA at the John Radcliffe Hospital. These consisted of patients with a pre-operative confirmed diagnosis of non-functioni...