Ambulatory surgery means a surgery conducted in a physician’s office or at a surgical center, and which do not require an overnight hospital stay. Ambulatory surgery promotes and develops patient mana [..]

Also known as an outpatient procedure.  Some procedures can be done in a hospital, surgery center or doctor’s office. The person gets it done and goes home. There is no overnight stay.

Surgery performed on an Outpatient basis. It may be Hospital-based or performed in an office or Surgicenter.

Surgical procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay. Procedures can be performed in a hospital or a licensed surgical center. Also called "Outpatient Surgery."

Procedures that do not require an overnight stay in the hospital or ambulatory surgery facility. These procedures can be performed in the hospital, a surgery center or physician office.

Intermediate level surgical procedures that usually are too complex to be performed in a physician’s office but do not require inpatient hospitalization.

Outpatient surgery or surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay.

<surgery> Operative procedures performed on patients who are admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. (05 Mar 2000)