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Surgical Care

surgery

Surgery, as defined by the American Medical Association, is the treatment of disease, injury, or other disorders by direct physical intervention, usually with instruments. Surgery involves the cutting into the skin or other organ to accomplish any of the following goals:

Many Americans face surgery every year, both elective and in cases of emergency.

When facing surgery, patients should expect to go through several phases:


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