title: Ambulatory cardiac surgery.
abstract: In order to move toward a program of reliable and routine ambulatory cardiac surgery there must be a paradigm change in the attitude of both patients and caregivers. The status quo must be abandoned and replaced by the pioneering attitude of the early practitioners who formed our specialty.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center of Lewisville, Lewisville, TX, USA. jwrbolton@aol.com
authors.forename: J W Randolph
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans