Ambulatory Surgery

Reports by S.A. Strope and co-researchers describe recent advances in ambulatory surgery

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, May 3rd, 2009

In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the relationship between ownership and use of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Front 1998 through 2002, ambulatory surgical discharges for procedures within the genitourinary system were abstracted from the Florida State Ambulatory Surgery Database."

"State-wide Utilization rates for ambulatory surgery were calculated by physician-level ownership (using an empirically-derived, externally-validated method) and financial incentives. A surgeon-level Poisson regression model was fit to compare the rates of surgery by year, ownership. and their interaction. Rates of ambulatory surgery...

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Source: Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week (2009-05-03)

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