title: A look at best practices for patient education in outpatient spine surgery.
abstract: Following best practices for patient education helps ensure patients and their family members leave an ambulatory surgery center after a procedure with a functional understanding of all aspects of surgery, ongoing care, and postoperative expectations. Best practices for education of patients undergoing spine surgery in an ambulatory surgery center include a consistent and informed staff, involved patients and family members, patient-specific education, and continual reinforcement of that education. Patient education needs to include topics such as expectations, the recovery process, and pain control.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reiter
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: ambulatory surgery; patient education; spine surgery