Day-Case Closure of Loop Ileostomy in Rectal Cancer

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults not older than 80 planed for closure of ileostomy * The patient should not have had the ileostomy for more than 1 year * Informed written consent should be given * The patient should have a phone * Should have an adult supervision at home for the first 24 hours after discharge * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1-2 Exclusion Criteria: * ASA classification 3 and above * The pre-operative investigation have shown anastomosis leakage or stricture * Dementia or other cognitive dysfunction * The need of an interpreter * Patients assessed not being able to manage themselves at home post-operative * Insulin treated diabetes * Coagulopathy * Other organ dysfunction * Bleeding more than 300 ml * If converted to laparatomy * Other intraoperative difficulties leading to suspected increased risk of complication Discharge criteria: * Stable vital parameters regarding circulation and respiration * No sign of bleeding * Pain relief possible through per oral administration * Emptied urinary bladder * Able to maintain per oral nutrition * Mobilization possible * Obtained oral and written information about symptoms of sepsis and bowel obstruction * Obtained telephone number of a contact-nurse * Obtained time for wound-inspection at the surgical unit