"Drive-By Surgery"
I am totally amazed at how quickly people are released/sent home after having surgery now-a-days.
Our great nephew (age 18) had surgery(appendectomy) at 8 AM yesterday and was home for his graduation party at 1 PM!
Our son (age 54) also had an appendectomy last month and was sent home the same day.
I remember when even "simple" surgeries were worth a week's stay in the hospital.
Overall - do you think that being sent home very soon after surgery is a benefit to the patient?