Same-day discharge after endoscopic submucosal dissection safe, ‘viable option’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Same-day discharge is a safe and feasible option for patients who undergo endoscopic submucosal dissection, according to a presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.“Patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have traditionally been admitted for routine post-procedural observation. In the COVID era, though, beds and staff are often in short supply,” William W. King, MD, an internal medicine resident at University of Florida Health and University of Florida College of Medicine, told Healio. “We had so much data from theRead More