title: Ambulatory anesthesia and surgery in America: a historical background and recent innovations.
abstract: This article describes the history of ambulatory surgery and anesthesia in the United States. The innovations in surgical instrumentation and techniques, newer anesthesia drugs and techniques, as well as insurance provider changes that have led to an increase in the numbers and types of surgeries performed in outpatient settings in the United States, are detailed.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pandit
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000266:history; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States