In the recent years, ambulatory surgical procedures have increased for a number of reasons including advancements in anesthesia and less invasive surgery, patient demands, scarcity of patient beds, cost constraints, peer pressure, prospects of early recovery and fewer chances of catching nosocomial infections. In this regard, the article provides an overview of the anesthetic considerations for ambulatory surgeries. For successful and safe ambulatory anesthesia, the anesthesiologist must consider various patient related factors.
These factors include appropriate patient selection and surgical and anesthetic methods, and postoperative management so that the postoperative complications like postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting are reduced. No single anesthetic procedure or method is appropriate for ambulatory anesthesia cases. The anesthesiologist needs to have a thorough…
