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Are Ambulatory Surgical Patients as Healthy as We Think? Using a Self-Reported Health Status Questionnaire to Identify Unsuspected Medical Comorbidities

Authors: C. Ronald Mackenzie, MD, Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Cookie Reyes, Marc Lachs, BS, Steven Magid, MD

Published in: HSS Journal ® | Issue 2/2006

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Over the last 30 years, there has been a strong trend toward the performance of surgery in the ambulatory, outpatient setting. In 1982, of all operations performed in the United States, 20% were performed as outpatient procedures; by 1995, this figure had increased to 60% [1]. This trend has been particularly evident in the field of orthopedic surgery. For example, at Hospital for Special Surgery, which focuses exclusively on musculoskeletal disease, there were over 7,000 ambulatory surgeries (AMS) performed in 2004. This is in contrast to ∼4,700 outpatient procedures performed in 1996. …

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Title: Are Ambulatory Surgical Patients as Healthy as We Think? Using a Self-Reported Health Status Questionnaire to Identify Unsuspected Medical Comorbidities
Authors: C. Ronald Mackenzie, MD
Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH
Cookie Reyes
Marc Lachs, BS
Steven Magid, MD
Publication date: 01-09-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: HSS Journal ® / Issue 2/2006
Print ISSN: 1556-3316
Electronic ISSN: 1556-3324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-006-9011-6

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