Study indicates hand, upper-extremity surgery may be safely performed in outpatient setting
Study indicates hand, upper-extremity surgery may be safely performed in outpatient setting
Investigators of a study recently published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found a low adverse event rate after hand or upper extremity surgeries performed at a freestanding ambulatory surgery center, which they note demonstrates that these surgeries can be completed safety in an outpatient setting.
