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Ambulatory surgery center — Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) are also known as outpatient surgery centers or same day surgery centers.An ASC is a health care facility that specializes in providing surgery, including certain pain management and diagnostic (e.g., colonoscopy) … Wikipedia
ambulatory surgery — an operative procedure, performed either in a hospital or in a freestanding facility, that does not require an overnight stay in a hospital … Medical dictionary
Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association — The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) was a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the United States. In January 2008, FASA merged with the second largest and most… … Wikipedia
Ambulatory care — is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures delivered on an outpatient basis (i.e. where the patient’s stay at the hospital or clinic, from the time of registration to… … Wikipedia
ambulatory anesthesia — anesthesia performed on an outpatient basis for ambulatory surgery … Medical dictionary
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Surgery — The word surgery has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions which require or are amenable to operative procedures. Surgery is the work done by a surgeon. By analogy, the work of an editor wielding… … Medical dictionary
ambulatory, ambulant — Walking about or able to walk about; denoting a patient who is not confined to bed or hospital as a result of disease or surgery. [L. ambulans, walking] … Medical dictionary
Outpatient surgery — Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an… … Wikipedia
National Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care — The National Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care, or NAFAC, is a national professional organization for ambulatory care clinic owners and physicians specializing in ambulatory care. The association was founded in 1973. As of July 2006, the… … Wikipedia
Cataract surgery — Intervention Cataract in Human Eye Magnified view seen on examination with a slit lamp ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
