Outpatient Surgery

Outpatient surgery (also known as "ambulatory surgery") describes the practice of a one-day surgery procedure, in which a patient comes in for an operation and leaves the clinic or hospital on the same day they arrived. This is in opposed to the inpatient experience of being hospitalized for a period of time determined by the surgeon or attending doctor.

Most patients are familiar with the traditional process of surgery hospitalization. A patient arrives prior to the surgery, undergoes the procedure, transferred to intensive care and then to a recuperation ward for a period of several days up to several weeks. However, there is a second option of undergoing outpatient surgery, without the hospitalization period.

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The Outpatient Surgery Experience

The medical world witnesses massive advancements in various fields and aspects every day (better surgical instruments, less invasive surgical techniques and implementing past conclusions for better results in the future). This has led to the fact that the outpatient surgery technique has become possible for more and more medical procedures and is turning into a common method of surgery today. Many operations that once required a certain period of recovery in a hospital do not any longer, as patients come and leave the medical center on the same day.

In addition to the obvious comfort factor of a short hospital stay, undergoing an ambulatory surgical procedure reduces the expected amounts of medication that will be prescribed as well as utilizes hospital recourses in a better and more efficient way.

The rapid growth of the outpatient surgery practice has led to the founding of many outpatient clinics (in the US alone, more the 60% of elective surgeries are currently performed as outpatient procedures). As patients can also undergo outpatient procedures in major hospitals, these small clinics usually offer very luxurious and extremely esthetic surroundings granting patients a very soothing and comfortable feeling. These clinics are normally backed by a major hospital in a close physical proximity, providing emergency services, if needed.

Outpatient Surgery Medical Travel

A major industry which adopted the outpatient surgery trend is Medical Tourism. As patients travel across national borders for medical treatment, outpatient services pose a comfortable solution for medical travelers, as it is simple and short, not requiring an extensive stay abroad.

As outpatient surgeries are best suited for healthy patients undergoing minor or intermediate procedures, medical tourist can undergo outpatient surgery in various medical fields. This includes all dental surgery procedures, several plastics surgery procedures, different eye surgeries, several orthopedic procedures, gynecological procedures, general surgery procedures and others.

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