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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...

Procedure Benchmarks: How Does Your Facility
Measure Up?

In 2006 the National Center for Health Statistics collected data on more than 51,000 ambulatory surgery procedures performed in 189 hospitals and 295 freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. To use, simply select a procedure and facility type. To obtain more information about how the data were collected, click here.

Select the procedure from the list to the right.

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