Knee arthroscopy. Deciding between an outpatient and an inpatient procedure?

Outpatient arthroscopic knee interventions are well tolerated by the patient and, for cost reasons, are also favoured by the cost-bearers. Nevertheless, carrying out outpatient surgery requires careful consideration not only of the indication as the sole criterion, but more importantly of the patient's social/living conditions. The German medical association puts high demands on the operator, the anesthetist and on the assisting personnel not only in terms of the quality, but also of the goals of outpatient surgery. Interventions can be carried out in hospitals, medical practices or in dedicated outpatient clinics. The current article discusses the internal organogram for outpatient surgery established at the Sporthopaedicum in Straubing, Germany, potential errors, as well as decision-making criterion regarding outpatient vs. inpatient surgery.