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Chapter 2 Care for the Surgical Patient

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What are the three admission statuses for a surgical patient?

Author: Alex Meek



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1) Ambulatory- The patient enters the setting, has surgery and is discharged the same day(i.e. breast biopsy, cataract extraction, hemorrhoidectomy, scar revision) 2) Same-day admit-The patient enters the setting, undergoes surgery and remains in the hospital(i.e. carotid endarterectomy, cholecystectomy, mastectomy, hysterectomy) 3)Inpatient-The patient enters the setting, undergoes surgery and remains in the hospital for more than one night(i.e. amputation, heart transplant, laryngectomy, resection of aortic aneurysm)


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