Surgical center for ambulatory extended recovery: 30-day follow-up report of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.

83Background: In January 2016, we opened a novel, multidisciplinary ambulatory surgical center dedicated to perform complex cancer surgeries on an Ambulatory Extended Recovery (AXR) pathway specifically aimed at a 1-night or less hospital stay. This is a standalone facility separate from the inpatient hospital. The aim of this study is to evaluate the 30-day post-operative follow-up of Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy (MIRP) performed in an ambulatory care setting. Methods: Between January 2016 – September 2016, we performed 424 MIRP in the AXR dedicated surgical center. The baseline demographics, cancer characteristics, surgical information and follow-up data were prospectively collected. We evaluated the 30-day complications, rate of falling-off the AXR pathway, rate of transfer to our inpatient hospital, number urgent care visits and need for re-admission. Results: MIRP was performed as robot assisted (85%) and laparoscopic (15%) procedures. The median (range) overall length of hospital stay wa...