ANESTHESIA FOR DAY-CASE SURGERY

With the current expansion of day surgery, many patients scheduled fbr elective surgery in British hospitals will receive their treatment on a day basis. Day-case anaesthesia exerts a profound effect an the suc cess and feasibility of day-case surgery. Inpatient anaesthetic techni ques are not always the most suitable in this area where even minor mo rbidity is important. This article examines the differences between in patient and day-case anaesthesia, and makes a case for the increased r ecognition of the special requirements of the day-case patient.