title: Critical issues surrounding the evolution of ambulatory surgery.
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Piland
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States