Clinical Training Course: Preoperative Processing of the Ambulatory Patient

Drs. Meena S. Desai, Douglas R. Bacon, and Thomas W. Cutter

Identify emerging trends and practices in preoperative processing of the ambulatory patient; Review the process for evaluating and selecting patients for ambulatory surgery; Describe new procedures and locations for ambulatory surgery, and highlight pediatric offsite anesthesia; Identify sources of “bad” information about anesthesia care and devise ways to counter the incorrect information; and Summarize the impact of preoperative processing in the ambulatory patient, including privacy concerns, family participation, preoperative teaching, and practitioner-patient interaction.