Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in ambulatory anesthesia between healthy persons and disabled persons in our hospital. During the 5-year period between 2008 and 2012, general anesthesia was administered to 2,300 persons in our hospital. Of this total, ambulatory anesthesia accounted for 242 persons （10.5％）, of whom 136 were disabled （92 males and 44 females） and 106 were healthy （72 males and 34 females） ranging in age from 24.1±11.4 years for disabled persons and 8.7±5.4 years for healthy persons.
The most common disability was mental retardation, followed by autism, then epilepsy. Ambulatory anesthesia was commonly administered as part of dental and surgical procedures in the case of disabled persons and commonly administered for surgical procedures in the case of healthy persons.
Normally, no premedication was administered to either disabled persons or healthy persons. After slow induction with sevoflurane, tracheal intubation was done. General anesthesia was generally maintained with nitrous oxide, oxygen, and sevoflurane.
Operative times were 105±54 （mean±standard deviation） minutes for disabled persons and 48±47 minutes for healthy persons. Anesthetic times were 152±55 minutes for disabled persons and 93±49 minutes for healthy persons. All persons were treated safely, with no serious perioperative complications.
