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inpatient procedure

[ˈɪn.peɪ.ʃənt prəˈsɛ.dʒər]
nounpl: inpatient procedures
procedimento hospitalar para pacientes internados
1. A medical or surgical procedure that requires a patient to be admitted and stay in a hospital overnight or for multiple days
The patient underwent an inpatient procedure requiring a three-day hospital stay.
O paciente foi submetido a um procedimento hospitalar que exigiu uma internação de três dias.
2. A clinical intervention that cannot be performed on an outpatient basis due to complexity, risk level, or recovery requirements
Hip replacement surgery is typically classified as an inpatient procedure.
A cirurgia de substituição de quadril é geralmente classificada como um procedimento para pacientes internados.
Synonyms
hospital procedureadmission procedureovernight proceduresurgical hospitalization
Antonyms
outpatient procedureambulatory procedureday surgery

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
procedimento de internação hospitalar
Most common and formal usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
procedimento com internação
Shorter, informal variant used in medical settings
Rio de Janeiro
cirurgia com internação
Often used interchangeably when referring to surgical procedures
Portugal
procedimento para doentes internados
Formal European Portuguese variant; sometimes 'procedimento de internamento'

Related Idioms & Phrases

admitted for procedure
undergo inpatient surgery
inpatient recovery
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