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Abstract
Changes in ambulatory surgery utilization in the metropolitan area of Syracuse, New York 1983-88 were identified. Total ambulatory surgery utilization rose from 12,479 to 24, 643 procedures. Approximately 69 percent of the increase was generated by freestanding surgery centers. Operations responsible for the largest additional volumes included lens procedures, certain cervical procedures, hernias, and excision of skin and breast lesions.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2356915 PMCID: PMC1404994 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.7.869
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308