Ambulatory Surgery

Aims & Scope

Ambulatory Surgery is the official clinical journal for the International Association for Ambulatory Surgery.

It is published quarterly on this website and is a free access journal.

Ambulatory Surgery provides a multidisciplinary international forum for all health care professionals involved in day care surgery.

The editors welcome reviews, original articles, case reports, short communications and letters relating to the practice and management of ambulatory surgery.

Topics covered include basic and clinical research, surgery, anaesthesia, nursing; administrative issues, facility development, management, policy issues, reimbursement; perioperative care, patient and procedure selection, discharge criteria, home care.

The journal also publishes book reviews and a calendar of forthcoming events.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• How much ambulatory surgery in the World in 1996–1997 and trends?

  Citation: 60

  Authors: C

• Combination therapy for postoperative nausea and vomiting — a more effective prophylaxis?

  Citation: 56

  Authors: A

• Volatile induction and maintenance (VIMA) versus total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) for minor gynaecological procedures

  Citation: 39

  Authors: E

• One-week recovery profiles after spinal, propofol, isoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia in ambulatory knee arthroscopy

  Citation: 26

  Authors: M

• Cost-effective anaesthesia for outpatient arthroscopic surgery: Desflurane versus propofol?

  Citation: 26

  Authors: J

• Psychological preparation for patients undergoing day surgery

  Citation: 24

  Authors: M

• Fast tracking in ambulatory surgery

  Citation: 23

  Authors: G

• Patients' perceptions of day surgery: A literature review

  Citation: 23

  Authors: M

• Hernia surgery in a defined population. Improvements possible in outcome and cost-effectiveness

  Citation: 22

  Authors: E

• Pain management after ambulatory surgery

  Citation: 22

  Authors: G