title: Preoperative screening for ambulatory patients.
abstract: Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective ambulatory procedures is constantly changing. Though the need for testing and outside consultation is decreasing, the challenges of creating systems that allow for timely review of information is growing. This article provides suggestions for addressing these issues during a period of increasing constraints in budgets and manpower.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Vice Dean for Bayview, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Pavilion P01-1-22, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780, USA. rpastern@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: L Reuven
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pasternak
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment