title: Office-based anesthesia for the urologist.
abstract: This article describes office-based surgery and office-based anesthesia (OBA), including the safe setup of OBA and safety concerns regarding OBA. Also discussed are the preoperative selection and workup of a patient undergoing OBA, anesthetic options, the prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain, and planning for safe discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic, E/31, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: galwayu@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Galway
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borkowski
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D018579:Patient Selection; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Non–operating-room anesthesia; Office-based anesthesia; Office-based surgery; Patient safety; Postoperative analgesia; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Preoperative evaluation; Recovery from anesthesia