This study is aimed at determining if office based surgery is an effective way of cutting health care cost while maintaining patient safety and satisfaction.
The study is a retrospective chart review with prospective patient satisfaction and functional outcome surveys. Patients that have had office based procedures that otherwise could be performed in the outpatient surgical setting from January 1, 2015 to December 4, 2015 will be contacted for study enrollment. Patient satisfaction and functional outcome surveys will be administered to those patients that consent to the research study. The data to be collected will include but is not limited to: age gender limb dominance, complications and co-morbidities.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet for office based hand surgery.
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Complication Rates
Collect the incidence of complications.
Time frame: 2 months
Cost savings
Compare the costs of the WALANT procedure with similar procedures done at an ASC or as an outpatient.
Time frame: 2 months
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