Same-Day Colectomy: is it Safe for Patients?

"study, they will undergo extensive education during their preoperative visit. Perioperative education includes management of perioperative medications, bowel prep and perioperative antibiotics. Perioperative education will include that of the patient and their designated caregiver.~Perioperative nursing staff will go over postoperative discharge instructions again. A custom discharge instruction sheet will be made and given to all patients upon discharge. On days 1 and 3 postoperatively, patients will receive a phone call or virtual visit from a member of the research team. Questions will be asked of patients based on a script made. Patients will then be seen in the clinic between postoperative day 5-7.~Patients' medical record will be followed for six months postoperatively to track emergency department visits, readmissions, and postoperative complications. Postoperative complications will include surgical site infection, deep surgical infection, bleeding requiring transfusion, ana"