in that they will apply to millions of American women.
Further, Raffel and Raffel (1994) have pointed out that one of the key features of ambulatory surgery requiring ongoing research focus is anesthesia. According to the authors, it is precisely the rapid advances in anesthesiology that has made ambulatory surgery increasingly feasible for patients. Similarly, Wetchler (1982) has pointed out that in order for any ambulatory program to be successful, anesthesia must play an important role in patient selection, premedication, and recovery room care.
Thus, this study's investigation of the effects of differing anesthetic types on post-operative recovery of females receiving an elective D&C procedure in an ambulatory surgical center is an examination not only of a key feature of the United States Health Care System, but also of a key feature of the ambulatory surgical center itself. Therefore, the study has strong practical significance.
The purpose of this study is to determine the
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