AbstractThe benefits of fast track regimes, i.e. reduction in hospital stay and minimization of postoperative complica-tions, have led to their widespread use. This study tested the feasibility of a fast track programme based on robot-assisted
laparoscopic hysterectomy in which patients were discharged froma day care unit within 6 h after the operation.We enrolled 22 patients. Preoperatively, all patients were carefully in-formed. All patients except two could be discharged on the same day. Pain during the first 24 h was not a problem. No readmissions occurred within the first 30 days after the sur-gery. This small series of robot-assisted laparoscopic hyster-ectomy demonstrates that the postoperative hospital stay could be reduced and that this procedure could be carried out in a day surgery unit. Preparing the patients for surgery in the day unit is an important part of a successful fast track regimen.