Abstract Introduction British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) guidelines have provided comprehensive and standardized for urological procedures, including indications, benefits, risks involved, alternatives. At our institution, currently, consent forms are handwritten resulting in generalized or incomplete information given to patients. Aim To improve patient understanding the procedu...

Since the early 80s, many surgical procedures have moved from the inpatient to outpatient setting. Outpatient surgical visits now account for about two-thirds of all surgical visits in the U.S. Over the same period, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have arisen as alternatives to traditional hospital-based outpatient surgical departments. The number of ASCs grew from 240 in 1983 to...

BACKGROUND The proportion of outpatient surgeries performed in physician offices has been increasing over time, raising concern about the impact on outcomes. OBJECTIVE To use a private insurance claims database to compare 7-day and 30-day hospitalization rates following relatively complex outpatient surgical procedures across physician offices, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), ...

The number of outpatient orthopedic surgeries performed within North America continues to increase. The impact of this change in services on patient outcomes is largely unknown. The objective of this review is to compare patient outcomes and associated costs for outpatient orthopedic surgeries traditionally performed in hospital to inpatient surgeries, as well as to summarize the eligibility an...

STUDY DESIGN Level III. PURPOSE To retrospectively review the eligibility of surgical patients meeting predetermined outpatient surgery criteria in a single-surgeon private practice. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is a burgeoning awareness among patients, surgeons, and insurers of the cost benefits and safety of outpatient spine surgeries. At the end of 2014, Centers for Medicare & Medica...