Same-day discharge is safe and feasible following POEM surgery for esophageal motility disorders.
Zacharie CloutierAneetinder MannAristithes G DoumourasDennis HongPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
This study establishes that same-day discharge is both safe and feasible following POEM and suggests that esophagography should be performed only when clinically indicated. This represents a shift from the routine practice of admission and imaging for patients undergoing POEM, encouraging the transition to outpatient POEM procedures.