GI procedures in ambulatory centers

[lakersbaby]

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do you guys follow your OR criteria for ambulatory surgery for GI procedures also? Sounds pretty conservative to block some BMI 40-45 people from getting colonoscopy or egd based on those criteria? Anyone have a separate set of GI procedure criteria they use?

 

[jwk]

Our outpatient criteria hold across the board for all our centers, GI or ambulatory surgery. We don't lower the standard for GI cases. I'd have to check, but I think our BMI cutoff is 50.

 

[AdmiralChz]

BMI 40 is our cutoff for general anesthesia and ortho, 45 for cataracts and GI. Bigger have to go to the hospital. No wiggle room.