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 2024/04/25
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.