{"id":452,"date":"2010-07-28T20:18:57","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T20:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drkimplasticsurgery.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2010-07-28T20:18:57","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T20:18:57","slug":"breast-surgery-more-efficient-in-surgery-center-compared-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drkimplasticsurgery.com\/blog\/breast-surgery-more-efficient-in-surgery-center-compared-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Surgery More Efficient in Surgery Center Compared to Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mammagram\"A study published in the American Journal of Surgery<\/a><\/em> found that breast surgery<\/a> is safe in both the hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings, with no significant difference in complications. However, it did find that the total time spent at the facility was on average 69 minutes shorter at the surgery center.<\/p>\n

The authors were able to do the comparison because they had a surgery center where breast surgeries were done that closed in 2005, after which breast operations were done at a hospital.<\/p>\n

The study compared 92 patients who underwent breast operations at the surgery center with 92 patients who underwent outpatient breast operations at the hospital and analyed the following factors: anesthetic techniques, recovery room events, and duration of stay (pre- through post-op times).<\/p>\n

Age and recovery times were similar. Complications were negligible at both the surgery center and hospital. However, the preoperative and total facility time increased when breast cases were moved back to the hospital setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cFindings support a common perception, namely, that outpatient surgery can be more efficiently performed at a dedicated outpatient center rather than at a hospital setting,\u201d according to the study. <\/p>\n

Some of the reasons for the efficiency of the surgery center include:<\/p>\n