Analysis of Anesthesia Closed Claims Compares Ambulatory Surgery Centers With Hospital-Based Operating Rooms

A comparison of anesthesia closed claims from ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and hospital operating rooms (HORs) has found some noteworthy differences, and also spotlights areas where underperforming can result in liability.

Procedures performed in ASCs have become markedly more common since the 1980s. The researchers, including Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA, of the Center for Perioperative Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, and Darrell Ranum, JD, vice president for