• Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Oct 2009

    Review

    Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient selection and procedures in ambulatory surgery.

    • Phillip C Haeck, Jennifer A Swanson, Ronald E Iverson, Loren S Schechter, Robert Singer, C Bob Basu, Lynn A Damitz, Scot Bradley Glasberg, Lawrence S Glassman, Michael F McGuire, and ASPS Patient Safety Committee.
    • Plastic Surgery Associates of Seattle, WA, USA. haeck@eplasticsurgeons.net
    • Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 2009 Oct 1;124(4 Suppl):6S-27S.

    AbstractDespite the many benefits of ambulatory surgery, there remain inherent risks associated with any surgical care environment that have the potential to jeopardize patient safety. This practice advisory provides an overview of the preoperative steps that should be completed to ensure appropriate patient selection for ambulatory surgery settings. In conjunction, this advisory identifies several physiologic stresses commonly associated with surgical procedures, in addition to potential postoperative recovery problems, and provides recommendations for how best to minimize these complications.

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