[Expert consensus on standardized processes of ambulatory biliary surgery (2018 edition)].

The definition of ambulatory surgery is that the patient is admitted, operated and discharged within a day (24 hours) , but does not include outpatient surgery. It can shorten the average hospital stay, reduce medical expenses, accelerate the recovery of patients, and has been approved to have great social and economic benefits.The main contents of this consensus include: (1)the establishment of ambulatory biliary surgery system, which involves the facilities building, team building, the construction of management systems, operation management, operation state analysis and benefit evaluation; (2)Patient selection criteria, pre-hospital assessment, surgical scheduling, preoperative education, anesthesia and management of adverse reactions after anesthesia, intraoperative application of general surgical principles and postoperative emergency plans, perioperative nursing; (3)Discharge criteria and pre-discharge assessment, post-discharge follow-up and rehabilitation guidance; (4) quality and safety control index system of ambulatory biliary surgery.The publication of this consensus is conducive to the establishment of ambulatory biliary surgery system, the evaluation of effectiveness and quality control, and the promotion of ambulatory biliary surgery.