Author (Subjects#) | Discharge Criteria |
Warner 1998 (242) | 1-afebrile; 2-tolerate oral diet; 3-pain control with oral analgesia; 4-family is welling; 5 home with favorable condition, |
Emil 2006 (397) | 1-resolution of ileus; 2-afebrile for 24 h; 3-cbc is normal; 4-tolerate oral intake and analgesia |
Slusher 2014 (253) | 1-afebrile; 2-normal wbc & diff; 3-tolerating diet; 4-drain output is minimal |
Frazee 2014 (345) | 1-Ability to tolerate liquid intake; 2-Ability to ambulate; 3-Pain controlled with oral analgesics using a visual analog scale; 4-HD stability; 5-Adequate respiratory effort; 6-No alteration in mental status from baseline; 7-Ability to urinate; 8-N & V controlled; 9-Physicianapproval; 10-Appropriate supervision & assistance at home |
Takegami 2003 (185) | 1-T < 37.5˚C for 24 h; 2-passed stools or flatus; 3) tolerating clear liquids & a regular diet; 4-no drains in situ; 5) no spinal anesthesia-associated headache. Patients who were treated by conservative therapy were discharged after meeting criteria 1 - 3 |
Helmer 2002 (438) | 1-normal WBC count; 2-return of bowel function; 3-no fever |
Keller 1996 (56) | 1-resolution of fever for 24 h; 2-normalization of WBC; 3-normal results of clinical exam |
Firilas 1999 (147) | 1-WBC < 14,000; 2-T max < 38.5 C for 24 h; 3-tolerate regular diet; 4-transition to oral analgesic |
Putnam 2014 (794) | 1-T < 101.48F - 38.6 C (oral) since admission or greater than 24 h; 2-Tolerating regular diet; 3-Pain relief with oral analgesics; 4-Ambulating with minimal assistance, as age appropriate |
Akkoyun 2013 (129) | 1-patients were able to tolerate oral liquids; 2-afebrile; 3-free of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain |
Hussain 2014 (30) | 1-stable VS for >30 min; 2-no new signs or symptoms after the operation; 3-no active bleeding or oozing; 4-minimal nausea and persistent emesis for <30 min; 5-orientation to person, time and place; 6-pain controllable with oral analgesics; 7-passed urine; 8-no surgical complication; 9-minimal dizziness after sitting for <10 min; 10-a responsible escort |
Bensard 2009 (72) | Non-complicated appendicitis: 1-completion of antibiotic; 2-adequate post-op intake 3 pain control. Complicated appendicitis: same above criteria + resolution of fever and normal WBC count |
Lord 1996 (116) | 1-eating; 2-Walking freely; 3-passed flatus, provided there was no evidence of sepsis or other complications |
Cash 2012 (235) | 1-Ability to tolerate liquid intake 2-Ability to ambulate 3-Pain controlled with oral analgesics 4-Hemodynamicstability 5-Adequate respiratory effort 6-No alteration in mental status from baseline 7-Ability to urinate 8-Nausea and vomiting controlled 9-Physician approval 10-Appropriate supervision and assistance at home |
Knott 2013 | 1-Adequate pain control; 2-tolerate oral diet |
Warner 2002 | 1-afebril; 2-able to tolerate liquid diet; 3-ambulate with assistance |