RT Book, Section A1 Ellison, E. Christopher A1 Zollinger, Jr., Robert M. A1 Pawlik, Timothy M. A1 Vaccaro, Patrick S. A1 Bitans, Marita A1 Baker, Anthony S. SR Print(0) ID 1187820354 T1 Ambulatory Surgery T2 Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, 11e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260440850 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187820354 RD 2024/10/09 AB Ambulatory or outpatient surgery is applicable to relatively few chapters in this Atlas. However, the repair of inguinal, femoral, and small umbilical hernias, breast biopsies, excision of skin tumors, and many plastic procedures are commonly performed in an ambulatory setting. In addition, many gynecologic procedures, as well as certain orthopedic, otolaryngologic, and other procedures, are performed in this area. The decision for or against ambulatory surgery may depend on the facilities available, as well as on the presence of an in-house anesthesiologist, recovery room, and observational unit. If all of these are available, some surgeons will also perform minimally invasive or laparoscopic procedures. Many patients tend to feel reassured by plans for ambulatory surgery, which in the majority of instances does not involve hospital admission. Obviously, the guidelines for this approach may well be altered by the patient’s age and any changes in physical status.