Recovery time is typically faster and less painful
than with open surgery as there is less intrusion
into the body. Many minimally invasive surgery
operations are ambulatory surgeries that do not
require an overnight stay in the hospital. As is the
case with any surgery, minimally invasive proce-
dures carry some risk for ANESTHESIAcomplications,
bleeding, and INFECTION.
See also AMBULATORY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; SUR-
GERY BENEFIT AND RISK ASSESSMENT.minimally invasive surgery 267