Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery

Abstract

Ambulatory surgery provides surgical care to outpatients without hospital admission for postoperative care. The popularity of ambulatory surgery has grown rapidly worldwide. Appropriate selection of patient, as well as, preoperative assessment to optimize ambulatory patient is essential for delivery of safe, high-quality, efficient ambulatory surgery, and improvement of patient satisfaction. Choice of anesthesia for ambulatory surgery depends on procedures and patient medical conditions. General anesthesia is the most common choice due to quick recovery. Inadequate postoperative pain control, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, bowel and bladder obstruction delay discharged patient and often increase the admission rate. In summary, providing successful
ambulatory anesthesia requires optimal preoperative evaluation, proper perioperative management, and sufficient postoperative cares.