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Administering a local anesthetic at the incision site helps to limit the pain patients experience immediately after surgery, says Dr. Kaouk. Working hard in the PACU to prepare patients for same-day dis- charge is just as important as the education you provide them before their procedures. "We have a nursing unit that takes care of outpa- tients on a different track than inpatients," says Dr. Kaouk. "The nurs- es manage patients' pain, monitor their vital signs and talk to them and their family members to make sure they're ready for discharge and can go home safely." The robot's $2 million price tag — plus the added expense of the disposable instruments used during each case — makes the technolo- gy cost-prohibitive for some facilities. "Although the robot is an expensive piece of equipment, it lets surgeons operate in a safe, less invasive way and achieve excellent outcomes," says Dr. Kaouk. For facilities that can afford to add robotic assistance, improved patient care is certainly a worthwhile investment. OSM J U L Y 2 0 2 0 • O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y . N E T • 8 9

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