Ambulatory Colorectal Surgery: a New Concept or Already Here?
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Ambulatory Care can involve assessment, investigation and care for a patient without requiring admission to hospital. It is not a new concept and is widely available in many areas of medicine. It is important for the purposes of this paper to distinguish between diagnosis and management. I will focus primarily on diagnosis. Successfully establishing these services however depends on the healthcare environment within which it is to be based.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017