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f you think your ORs are busy now, just wait. Over the next
decade, the rate of inpatient procedures is expected to
decrease by 4% while the volume of outpatient procedures
should jump by 23%. Complex procedures that required lengthy
recoveries even 5 years ago are now being done in ambulatory
surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments thanks to instru-
mentation that makes minimally invasive surgery even less invasive,
Skyrocketing Demand
For Outpatient Surgery
Focus on cost containment, convenience and clinical advancements to
capitalize on the exponential growth of case volumes.
Zeev N. Kain, MD, MBA, FAAP | Newport Beach, Calif.
• CASING THE JOINT Same-day total knee replacements have helped pave the way for adding other complex procedures to the ambulatory armamentarium.