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¹Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.

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Anesthesiology
Surgical Outcomes

Background:

Ambulatory procedures performed outside the hospital setting are increasing in number and complexity.
Patient comorbidities in office-based settings have also risen over the past two decades.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an update on patient safety and outcomes in the office-based surgical setting.
To review recent outcomes studies across various surgical specialties and patient populations.

Main Methods:

Review of recent publications on office-based surgical (OBS) outcomes.
Focus on studies encompassing different surgical specialties and patient populations.

Main Results:

Complication rates in the OBS setting are similar to or lower than previously reported.
Common complications include hematoma, infection, and venous thromboembolism (VTE)/pulmonary embolism.
Deaths are rare, often associated with VTE/pulmonary emboli and abdominoplasties.

Conclusions:

Recent studies enhance understanding of office-based anesthesia safety.
High-quality, safe patient care must be ensured as procedures increasingly migrate to office-based environments.