outpatient procedure

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outpatient
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.peɪ.ʃənt/us
/ˈaʊt.peɪ.ʃənt/
a person who goes to a hospital for treatment, but who does not stay any ...
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procedure
noun
uk
/prəˈsiː.dʒər/us
/prəˈsiː.dʒɚ/
a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of ...
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(Definition ofoutpatientandprocedurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The usual situation at that hospital was to release aspiration patients the next day, after a night's observation, or the same day if aborted by anoutpatientprocedure.
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These can be done as anoutpatientprocedureand take less than twenty minutes.
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Minilap, however, could be performed under local anesthesia as anoutpatientprocedure, in basic health facilities without specialized equipment.
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It is anoutpatientprocedureand causes only small discomfort.
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Somnoplasty is typically anoutpatientprocedurethat takes 30-45 minutes.
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The primary disadvantage is that the patient will have to undergo anoutpatientprocedureto have the voice prosthesis placed.
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Eachoutpatientprocedureis performed approximately three weeks apart.
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The surgery is often performed under local anaesthesia and as anoutpatientprocedure.
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It is typically anoutpatientprocedureand can be performed using local anesthesia through a small incision.
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Thisoutpatientproceduretypically lasts from fifteen to thirty minutes.
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It is anoutpatientprocedureand takes one to three hours depending on the size of the fibroids.
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The 20-minuteoutpatientprocedureinvolves two miniature incisions and has an 86-95% cure rate.
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The medical approach avoids the use of anesthetics; this and the possibility of using it as anoutpatientproceduremay offer an advantage in under-resourced settings.
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Removal is usually a briefoutpatientprocedure.
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Needle aspiration has the advantage of being a brief, safe,outpatientprocedurethat is safer and less expensive than surgery and does not leave a visible scar.
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Celcade is a device-basedoutpatientprocedureinvolving ex vivo exposure of 10ml autologous blood to heat, ultraviolet irradiation, controlled oxidative ozone therapy and subsequent intramuscular administration at monthly intervals.
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Depending on the donor's health and reaction to the procedure, the actual harvesting can be anoutpatientprocedure, or can require 12 days of recovery in the hospital.
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This procedure is typically anoutpatientprocedure.
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Finally, all admissions with a length of stay of 0 days were assumed to represent outpatient procedures or cancelled elective admissions and were thus excluded from analysis.
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