Elective “True Day Case” Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in a District General Hospital: Lessons Learned from 1000 Consecutive Cases

Table 2

Reasons for unexpected overnight hospital stay (n=93).

Reason	Number of Patients ()
Retention of urine	44 (47.3%)
Complications related to general anaesthesia/ slow recovery	23 (24.7%)
Post-operative pain	16 (17.2%)
Bleeding post operatively	5 (5.4%)
Other	5 (5.4%)