Risk assessment in ambulatory surgery: challenges and new trends

ConclusionThere is a great deal of interest in safety in health care, and the surgical suite is perhaps one of the greatest areas of interest due to the potential for life threatening risk. Nonetheless, the availability of appropriate risk assessment strategies is but in its infancy despite an expon...

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Published in:Canadian journal of anesthesia 2004-06, Vol.51 (S1), p.R12-R16
Main Author: Pasternak, L. Reuven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care
Outpatient care facilities
Risk assessment
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Summary:ConclusionThere is a great deal of interest in safety in health care, and the surgical suite is perhaps one of the greatest areas of interest due to the potential for life threatening risk. Nonetheless, the availability of appropriate risk assessment strategies is but in its infancy despite an exponential growth of ambulatory surgery. While there is reason to believe this growth has been conducted in a safe fashion, the increasing acuity of patients and procedures performed in a multiplicity of settings reinforce the need for a scientific determination of risk to aid clinicians and policy makers alike in their work.
ISSN:0832-610X
1496-8975
DOI:10.1007/BF03018334