Outpatient Surgery: Procedures Requiring Hospitalization

Surgical procedures that require an overnight hospital stay are not performed at outpatient treatment centers. These include:

• Major surgeries requiring general anesthesia (e.g., organ transplants, cancer surgeries)
• Procedures needing specialized equipment or facilities unavailable in outpatient settings (e.g., heart surgery, neurosurgery)
• Surgeries requiring close post-operative monitoring (e.g., brain surgery, spinal surgery)

Outpatient centers typically handle minor surgeries not requiring overnight stays, such as wisdom tooth removal, hernia repair, or cataract surgery.