Journal of clinical anesthesia
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We examined the association of body mass index (BMI) with hospital admission, same-day complications, and 30-day hospital readmission following day-case eligible joint arthroscopy. ⋯ We found that only patients with BMI ≥50 kg/m2 had increased odds for same-day hospital admission even when patient's comorbid conditions are optimized, suggesting that a BMI ≥50 kg/m2 may be used as a sole factor for patient selection in patients undergoing joint arthroscopy. For patients with BMI <50 kg/m2, we recommend that BMI alone should not be solely used to exclude patients from having joint arthroscopies performed in an outpatient setting, especially since this patient group makes up a significant proportion of joint arthroscopy.