title: Challenging patients in an ambulatory setting.
abstract: An increasing number of surgical procedures are now performed on an ambulatory basis. This article reviews these conditions and defines the appropriate preoperative evaluation and perioperative management. Our goal is to define those patients who would benefit in having care in an inpatient setting or those who require more intensive medical evaluation or preparation prior to outpatient surgery.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 280, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stierer
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fleisher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications