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minimally invasive surgery 267<br />

Recovery time is typically faster <strong>and</strong> less painful<br />

than with open surgery as there is less intrusion<br />

into the body. Many minimally invasive surgery<br />

operations are ambulatory surgeries that do not<br />

require an overnight stay in the hospital. As is the<br />

case with any surgery, minimally invasive procedures<br />

carry some risk for ANESTHESIA complications,<br />

bleeding, <strong>and</strong> INFECTION.<br />

See also AMBULATORY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; SUR-<br />

GERY BENEFIT AND RISK ASSESSMENT.

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