Patient Experiences With Hand Surgery in the Office Versus Ambulatory Surgery Center

Conclusions Though costs and time off of work differed between the two groups due to the different procedures in either setting, patient satisfaction metrics were comparable. While patient satisfaction depends on the operating physician, these results demonstrate that patients treated in-office and in an ASC have similar levels of approval with their hand surgery care.PMID:37727164 | PMC:PMC10506845 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.43763

Source: Pain Physician - September 20, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Brandon W Knopp Jared Kushner Emma Eng Jake Goguen Ehsan Esmaeili Source Type: research