Ambulatory Surgical Procedures

"Ambulatory Surgical Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgery performed on an outpatient basis. It may be hospital-based or performed in an office or surgicenter.

Descriptor ID	D000556
MeSH Number(s)	E04.030
Concept/Terms	Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Ambulatory Surgery Outpatient Surgery Outpatient Surgeries Surgeries, Outpatient Surgery, Outpatient Procedure, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Ambulatory Surgical Surgical Procedure, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Ambulatory Surgery, Ambulatory Ambulatory Surgeries Surgeries, Ambulatory Ambulatory Surgical Procedure Surgery, Office Surgery, Office Office Surgery Office Surgeries Surgeries, Office Surgery, Day Surgery, Day Day Surgeries Surgeries, Day Day Surgery

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures [E04.030]

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Bar chart showing 109 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1998	2	2	4
1999	3	1	4
2001	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	4	4
2015	5	0	5
2016	3	3	6
2017	3	2	5
2018	11	3	14
2019	9	3	12
2020	7	2	9
2021	4	1	5
2022	0	3	3
2023	4	5	9
2024	8	4	12
2025	1	2	3

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Schwenk ES, Ferd P, Torjman MC, Li CJ, Charlton AR, Yan VZ, McCurdy MA, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD, Fleischman AN, Issa T. Intravenous versus oral acetaminophen for pain and quality of recovery after ambulatory spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 06 10; 50(6):483-488.

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Salame M, Ichkhanian Y, Hadaki N, Wo JM, Stainko SA, Saito A, Siwiec RM, Nowak TV, Li A, Hwang JH, Yang J, Broucek J, Esfandyari T, Joseph S, Ujiki M, Williams AE, Moremen JR, Gouda Z, Schlachterman A, Hugova K, Martinek J, Geng CX, Podboy A, Wang AY, Lajin M, Miller P, Gregor L, Albunni H, Dewitt JM, Al-Haddad MA. Safety of same-day discharge after gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy in patients with refractory gastroparesis: an international multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 10; 102(4):595-599.e1.

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Lans J, Beagles CB, Watkins IT, Lechtig A, Garg R, Chen NC. Unplanned Postoperative Emergency Department Visits After Upper Extremity Fracture Surgery. J Orthop Trauma. 2025 01 01; 39(1):22-27.

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Sraj S, Farley BJ, Taras JS, Lese AB, Prud'homme BJ, Gross R, Vien Cheung WY, Cox S. Perioperative Patient Experience in Office-Based Wide-Awake Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 09; 50(9):1133.e1-1133.e7.

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Daher M, Cobvarrubias O, Boufadel P, Fares MY, Goltz DE, Khan AZ, Horneff JG, Abboud JA. Outpatient versus inpatient total shoulder arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and adverse events. Int Orthop. 2025 01; 49(1):151-165.

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Beagles CB, Watkins IT, Lechtig A, Blazar P, Chen NC, Lans J. Trends in inpatient versus outpatient upper extremity fracture surgery from 2008 to 2021 and their implications for equitable access: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Dec; 34(8):4049-4056.

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Thomas TL, Stevens CS, Goh GS, Kistler JM, Ilyas AM. Direct Variable Cost Comparison of Monitored Anesthesia Care Versus Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tournique Carpal Tunnel Release: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 08; 50(8):1008.e1-1008.e8.

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Leal J, Kugelman DN, Seyler TM, Jiranek WA, Wellman SS, Bolognesi MP, Ryan SP. Same-Day Discharge Total Knee Arthroplasty: Hospital Demonstrates Similar Outcomes to Ambulatory Surgery Center in a More Complex Patient Population. J Arthroplasty. 2025 02; 40(2):392-399.

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Plusch KJ, Miller C, Wood K, Alfonsi S, Kachooei AR, Matzon JL, Ilyas AM. The Effect of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications on Wide-Awake Hand Surgery: An Analysis of 2,162 Cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 10; 49(10):966-970.

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Holds JB, Gervasio KA. Office-based Blepharoplasty. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2024 Jul 01; 64(3):41-50.

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