Key result
Among 500 patients undergoing ambulatory surgery, 82% achieved home-readiness by 2 hours and 95.6% by 3 hours, with persistent symptoms delaying discharge in 4.4%.
Observational (n=500)
Most ambulatory surgery patients achieve home-readiness within 2 hours, and delays are often due to nonmedical reasons.
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Supports early discharge feasibility in ambulatory surgery; extends single-center observations but leaves open multicenter validation.
Frances Chung (1995) conducted an observational in Ambulatory surgery (n=500). Ambulatory surgery was evaluated on Home-readiness (PADSS score ≥ 9) at 2 hours. Among 500 patients undergoing ambulatory surgery, 82% achieved home-readiness by 2 hours and 95.6% by 3 hours, with persistent symptoms delaying discharge in 4.4%.
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