For promoting and standardizing the development of ambulatory anorectal surgery, the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya) and China Ambulatory Surgery Alliance, by organizing the experts in relevant fields, developed the Clinical Practice Guideline for Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery (2019), based on accordance with the literature and domestic actual situation and then after a full discussion. It is hoped that this guideline will take a leading role in promoting the development of ambulatory anorectal surgery in China.