Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is adding in-office procedures for carpal tunnel and trigger finger, according to an April 28 report from ABC4.
In-office procedures allow hand patients to receive localized anesthesia, often leaving the office within 20 minutes.
Due to the quick nature of in-office surgeries, patients are able to save both time and money associated with in-patient care and anesthesia costs.
In addition, research has shown there are no additional complications or infections associated with office-based procedures, according to the report.
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