For your convenience we have put together a list of web sites which may be relevant to your ambulatory surgical experience. This list is not exhaustive but rather represents a small selection of the many related web sites available.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ConsumerHealth
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer

American Society of Anesthesiologists
http://www.asahq.org/

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
http://www.aspan.org

Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)
http://www.aorn.org

Healthfinder
Consumer Health and Human Services government website
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Oncolink
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
http://cancer.med.upenn.edu

Pain Control after Surgery A Patient's Guide
Agency of HealthCare Policy and Research: Consumer Health
http://text.nlm.nih.gov/ftrs/tocview

When You Need an Operation
American College of Surgeons
http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/wnao.html