A unique approach to postoperative analgesia for ambulatory surgery

Comment by Jerry D. Vloka, MD, PhD‡ and Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD‡ Postoperative analgesia for the ambulatory surgery patient is frequently inadequate. Continuous regional analgesia improves outcome and patient satisfaction in hospitalized patients. This paper describes the successful use of continuous regional analgesia following orthopedic surgery in the ambulatory setting.