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o Ambulatory surgery patients technically have a length of stay of 1 day.Data Sets:

o The Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set (UACDS) Data collection issues:

o The volume of data collected for an ambulatory surgery case is relatively low compared with that for inpatient surgical procedures.o Cataract removal, colonoscopy, removal of skin lesions, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and carpal tunnel release are examples of procedures that are typically performed on an ambulatory basis.Care providers:

o Care providers in this setting are generally limited to Physicians, Nurses,

General medical office personnel, Surgical technicians, and

Anesthesiologists.o The history and physical must be completed.

• Ambulatory surgery patients technically have a length of stay of 1 day. In other words, they are treated and released on the same day.

• Patients who require additional care beyond the day of surgery may be held overnight under the same day surgery status, transferred to observation status, or admitted to inpatient status.
Settings:

• Ambulatory surgery may take place in an acute care facility or a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

Services:

• ASCs provide surgical procedures that do not require inpatient hospitalization.

• Cataract removal, colonoscopy, removal of skin lesions, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and carpal tunnel release are examples of procedures that are typically performed on an ambulatory basis.
Care providers:

• Care providers in this setting are generally limited to Physicians, Nurses,

General medical office personnel, Surgical technicians, and

Anesthesiologists.

Data Sets:

• The Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set (UACDS)
Data collection issues:

• The volume of data collected for an ambulatory surgery case is relatively low compared with that for inpatient surgical procedures.

• Preadmission testing may include laboratory work and radiological services as well as an anesthesia consultation.

• The history and physical must be completed.

• The surgical report may be brief and may contain substantial menubased data.

• Anesthesia would include preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative evaluations and postanesthesia recovery.