title: One institution's perspective on fast tracking same-day surgery patients.
abstract: This article describes a project for fast tracking of patients in one ambulatory surgical setting. Fast tracking may be a new endeavor or a well-entrenched practice in same-day surgery settings, depending on the organization. However, there is little information on this presently found in literature. Fast tracking is also known as post anesthesia care unit bypass. It allows stable patients that meet a set criteria to proceed, in this instance, from the operating room to the ambulatory procedure unit. This is a US government work. There are no restrictions on its use.
authors.affiliation: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D003363:Cost Control; D005858:Germany; D006302:Health Services Research; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors