[Outpatient thoracic surgery: Evolution of the indications, current applications and limits]. / Chirurgie thoracique ambulatoire : évolution des indications, applications actuelles et limites.

ABSTRACT

The objectives of outpatient surgery are to reduce the risks connected to hospitalization, to improve postoperative recovery and to decrease the health costs. Few studies have been performed in the field of thoracic surgery and there remains great scope for progress in outpatient lung surgery. The purpose of this article is to present a revue of the current situation and the prospects for the development of out patient thoracic surgery.