Why the study?
Does ambulatory surgery provide cost savings compared to inpatient surgery despite unanticipated admissions and return hospital visits?
Does ambulatory surgery provide cost savings compared to inpatient surgery despite unanticipated admissions and return hospital visits?
Ambulatory surgery provides 20-50% cost savings compared to inpatient surgery, which is minimally affected by the low (~1%) rate of unanticipated admissions or readmissions.
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May support ambulatory surgery for cost efficiency; leaves open prospective confirmation in broader populations.
Imasogie et al. (2001) studied this question.
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