Day-case stoma surgery: is it feasible?
With the appropriate supportive set up, 23-hour stoma surgery is indeed feasible. Day-case procedures are possible in some, however, as with all short-stay surgery, careful patient selection is required.
An applied normative ethical assessment based on the basic moral principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence and non-maleficence are discussed. We conclude that medical screening of drivers has little benefit for the drivers or other persons.