Ambulatory Surgery
Synonyms
Outpatient surgery
Definition
Ambulatory surgery is surgery that does not require an
overnight stay in a hospital and is therefore performed
in an outpatient setting such as a physician’s office or
an ambulatory surgical center. Ambulatory surgery has
become more popular in recent years for cost containment
reasons, especially in the case of minor surgical
procedures that where formerly performed in more
costly hospital settings.
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