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Northshore October 2025
What a difference a day can make. Especially if in a single day, you can undergo surgery and return home, when previously you might have spent a night or more in the hospital. Thanks to advances in surgery and anesthesia, outpatient surgery, also known as day surgery, is a safe and preferred option for more and more procedures, from gynecological surgery to shoulder arthroscopy used to repair a rotator cuff.If day surgery is in the future for you or a family member, what can you expect, and what are the best ways to prepare?First, expect anesthesia to pave the way for a fast recovery. "The state of the art in day surgery is shorter-actinganes
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