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Abstract
Recent advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques have resulted in an ever-increasing number of surgical procedures being performed on a day-case basis worldwide. The cost-effectiveness of day-case surgery is well recognized. Day-case surgery constituted 60–70% of all surgery performed in North America in the 1990s but in other parts of the world, the numbers are lower. However, as outcome data become available confirming the safety of day-case surgery, it is anticipated that even more procedures will be performed on a day-case basis. Major advances in anesthetic techniques include the use of anesthetic agents of short duration and increasing use of regional anesthetic techniques.