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While Dr. Delaney doesn't think that "23-hour discharge will become
the standard," others believe that as more surgeons are trained on
these techniques, these new standards will likely take hold.
"There's no disadvantage to doing this," says Dr. Senagore. "There's
no 'too early' to go home." OSM
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23-HOUR DISCHARGE Conor P. Delaney, MD, PhD, at the University
Hospitals Case Medical Center, reduces the amount of time patients
spend at the hospital through enhanced recovery pathways.
