If you have asthma, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Wheezing - A whistling sound heard when breathing in or out. Coughing - A cough that may not go away and often occurs or worsens at night or early morning. Chest Tightness - Feeling as if something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.
A mediastinoscopy may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. The procedure will be performed while you are asleep under general anesthesia. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctorâs practices.
All locations were in the same general area and had similar equipment for cardioversion. A cardioversion was considered to be an outpatient procedure when the patient came to the center as an outpatient specifically for a cardioversion and was discharged as soon as clinically stable after anesthesia and the shock. The average time in the electrophysiology laboratory was 2 hours.