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Thomas Carus

Thomas Carus

Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Carus FACS is Chief Physician of General and Visceral Surgery at Klinik Bassum (Kliniken Landkreis Diepholz) in Germany, a specialist in minimally invasive, laparoscopic, bariatric, and hernia surgery.

Aug 24, 2026

8:05
And little major complication will impact dramatically in the daily life.
8:13
I think the length of stay isn't important at all.
8:16
It depends more on the healthcare system of the country.
8:19
There are many differences.
8:20
In Germany, typically, the patients are two or three days in hospital.
8:24
Other countries, even East countries like Moldavia, Latvia, and so on, discharge the patients after two hours.
8:32
even after laparoscopic repair and after open repair.
13:25
So that's the reason why I mentioned that.

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