Orlando, Fla.—The patient’s physical status, the duration of surgery and the surgical specialty are all factors affecting the likelihood of unplanned hospital admission after ambulatory surgery.
“Ambulatory surgery patients with higher ASA [American Society of Anesthesiologists] physical status scores coming in for longer procedures are at greatest risk for needing an unplanned admission to the hospital,” said Caryn Hertz, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the