Move to outpatient surgery still slow in France:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Outpatient surgery represents less than a quarter of surgical procedures in France, reveal figures from the French outpatient surgery association's (AFCA) first congress in Limoges earlier this month. The comparatively low figure compared with the rest of Europe is blamed on reticence on behalf of surgeons, GPs and hospitals as they fear a loss of prestige, reports Le Quotidien du Medecin.