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Outpatient Surgery

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Updated January 21, 2012

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Definition: An outpatient surgery is a procedure where the patient reports for surgery early in the morning and is expected to return home that day for recovery. Outpatient surgeries are typically minor surgeries that have a low risk of complications.

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Also Known As: same day surgery,
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The procedure was an outpatient surgery, so the patient arranged for a friend to drive her home from the hospital that afternoon.

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