Arthroscopic surgery is an innovative surgical method used to diagnose and treat joint issues. It involves a surgeon making a few small incisions near the joint through which repairs are made. In one incision, your practitioner will insert a thin tube with a fiber-optic camera at the end of it. The camera captures video in
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What Does Recovery Look Like After a Hip Replacement Surgery?
Going for a hip replacement surgery is a decision that entails a lot of forethought and preparation. As with any major decision, you cannot rush into considering a hip replacement surgery without doing your due diligence: learning about its success rate, potential risks, what the recovery looks like, among others. While there are a number
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The word “surgery” usually evokes images of an extended hospital stay, lying on an operating table for hours on end, and long recovery times. However, that isn’t always the case. The emergence of outpatient surgery centers has changed all that. Finally, patients can go home within the same day and recover in the comfort of
Read MoreImportant Practices Before and After Your Outpatient Surgery to Benefit Your Recovery
Improvements in medical technology, pain control, and surgery have made it possible for procedures to be performed in an outpatient setting. Outpatient surgery is usually minimally-invasive, allowing the patient to return home on the same day as surgery. Typically, outpatient procedures have a lower complication rate. Examples of outpatient surgeries include cataract surgery, gallbladder removal,
Read MoreDifferences Between Inpatient & Outpatient Surgeries
Surgeries are performed either in an inpatient or outpatient setting, depending on the patient’s overall condition and the type and complexity of the procedure being performed. There are key differences between inpatient and outpatient surgeries and why a doctor would recommend one over the other. Inpatient Procedures An inpatient procedure is performed in a hospital
Read MoreBenefits of Outpatient Surgery Centers
Hospitals are busy places filled with patients who are giving birth, sick, injured, having medical tests performed, having surgery, and dealing with other issues. These large medical facilities are staffed with doctors and nurses who are ready to perform if you need surgery. So you may wonder why you would choose an outpatient surgery center
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